IC991 (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 , IC991 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:07, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:30, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:37, 24° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC991
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:14h17m [2]
Declination:−13°52' [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:13.75 (B) [2]
10.84 (J) [2]
10.01 (H) [2]
9.96 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.6 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 104.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBc
Distance:61.9 Mpc
201.8 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.21

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