IC691 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , IC691 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 05:32, 68° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 17:26 (EST), 13° above your northern horizon.

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Name IC691
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 691[2]
Mrk 169[5]
UGC 6447[3]
PGC 35206[4]
Position
Right ascension:11h26m [4]
Declination:+59°09' [4]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:14.20 (V) [5]
14.46 (B) [2]
11.92 (J) [2]
11.27 (H) [2]
10.86 (K) [2]
Hubble type:S0
Distance:23.7 Mpc
77.3 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.72
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-17.67
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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