IC901 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC901 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (PDT), 58° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:40, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:29, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name IC901
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:13h35m [1]
Declination:+13°19' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:15.23 (B) [1]
12.46 (J) [1]
11.84 (H) [1]
11.41 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 91.0°E of N
Hubble type:S?

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