IC873 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC873 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:11 (EDT), 45° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:05, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:23, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC873
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h18m [2] |
| Declination: | +04°27' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.20 (B) [2] 12.01 (J) [2] 11.26 (H) [2] 10.94 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 79.2 Mpc 258.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.29 |