IC906 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC906 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:51 (PDT), 59° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:18, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC906
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h40m [1] |
| Declination: | +23°20' [1] |
| Constellation: | Bootes |
| Magnitude: | 15.52 (B) [1] 12.74 (J) [1] 12.07 (H) [1] 11.74 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 145.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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