IC891 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC891 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:05 (EST) – 3 hours and 35 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
IC891
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h29m [2] |
| Declination: | +00°18' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.60 (B) [2] 11.52 (J) [2] 10.80 (H) [2] 10.67 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 90.6 Mpc 295.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.19 |