IC998 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC998 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:02, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:00, 51° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:47, 34° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC998
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 14h20m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°24' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.67 (B) [1] 12.21 (J) [1] 11.54 (H) [1] 11.34 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 55.0°E of N |
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