IC939 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC939 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (PDT), 50° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:47, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
IC939
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 13h47m [2] |
Declination: | +03°24' [2] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 14.42 (B) [2] 11.12 (J) [2] 10.36 (H) [2] 10.05 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 100.0 Mpc 326.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.58 |