IC968 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC968 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:26 (EDT), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:53, when it sinks below 21° above your south-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] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 112.0 Mpc 365.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.37 |