IC949 (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 , IC949 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:13, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:25, 78° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 77° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC949
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 949[2]
UGC 8777[3]
PGC 49265[4]
Position
Right ascension:13h52m [4]
Declination:+22°31' [4]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:15.24 (B) [2]
11.98 (J) [2]
11.21 (H) [2]
10.88 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 137.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sd
Distance:100.0 Mpc
326.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.76

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