IC990 (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 , IC990 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:54, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:48, 84° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 84° above your northern horizon.

Name IC990
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:14h15m [2]
Declination:+39°47' [2]
Constellation:Bootes
Magnitude:15.27 (B) [2]
12.12 (J) [2]
11.38 (H) [2]
11.35 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.5 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 54.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
Distance:111.0 Mpc
361.9 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.96

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