IC947 (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 , IC947 will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 51° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:56.

Name IC947
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 947[2]
UGC 8784[3]
PGC 49287[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h52m [4]
Declination:+00°49' [4]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:13.83 (B) [2]
9.25 (J) [2]
8.79 (H) [2]
8.67 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E-S0
Distance:39.4 Mpc
128.3 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.14

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