IC891 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC891 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:50 (PDT), 44° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:58, 56° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:11, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 30.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 90.6 Mpc 295.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.19 |