IC960 (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 , IC960 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:29, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:28, 73° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 72° above your southern horizon.

Name IC960
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 960[1]
UGC 8849[2]
Position
Right ascension:13h56m [1]
Declination:+17°30' [1]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:15.12 (B) [1]
11.99 (J) [1]
11.13 (H) [1]
10.78 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 24.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0

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