IC992 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC992 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:01 (EDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:37, 49° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:36, 22° above your western horizon.
Name
IC992
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 14h18m [4] |
Declination: | +00°53' [4] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 14.82 (B) [2] 12.77 (J) [2] 12.08 (H) [2] 11.92 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SABb |
Distance: | 65.2 Mpc 212.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.25 |
Sources