IC940 (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 , IC940 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:35, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:58, 59° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:34, 51° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC940
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:13h47m [1]
Declination:+03°26' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:15.35 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.7 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 124.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a

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