IC970 (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 , IC970 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:16 (PDT), 70° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:20, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:13, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name IC970
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 970[1]
UGC 8949[2]
PGC 50010[3]
Position
Right ascension:14h02m [3]
Declination:+14°33' [3]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:14.56 (B) [1]
11.61 (J) [1]
10.93 (H) [1]
10.63 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 54.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0-a

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