IC900 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC900 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (PDT), 55° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:39, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC900
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h34m [4] |
| Declination: | +09°20' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.10 (V) [2] 13.75 (B) [2] 11.50 (J) [2] 10.86 (H) [2] 10.43 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 29.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 92.7 Mpc 302.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.74 |
Sources