IC996 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC996 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:10 (PDT), 25° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:40, 51° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC996
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h17m [3] |
| Declination: | +57°37' [3] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.62 (B) [1] 12.24 (J) [1] 11.60 (H) [1] 11.21 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 153.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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