IC968 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC968 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (PDT), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:05, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:08, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC968
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h00m [2] |
| Declination: | −02°54' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.88 (B) [2] 12.53 (J) [2] 11.90 (H) [2] 11.75 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 7.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 112.0 Mpc 365.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.37 |