IC976 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC976 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 23:13, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:22, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC976
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h08m [3] |
| Declination: | −01°09' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.01 (B) [1] 11.18 (J) [1] 10.59 (H) [1] 10.35 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 174.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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