IC978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC978 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (PDT), 41° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:08, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:11, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC978
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h08m [2] |
| Declination: | −02°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.22 (B) [2] 13.54 (J) [2] 12.57 (H) [2] 12.66 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Scd |
| Distance: | 21.6 Mpc 70.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -16.45 |