IC898 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC898 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:26 (EDT), 58° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:35, 62° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:24, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC898
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h34m [2] |
| Declination: | +13°16' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.46 (B) [2] 12.44 (J) [2] 11.77 (H) [2] 11.55 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 180.0 Mpc 586.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.82 |