Galaxy · constellation Leo

IC 659

IC 659MCG -01-28-010PGC 32979
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Catalogue data

Right ascension
10h 58m 03.9s
Declination
-6° 15' 38"
Size
1.2′ × 51.6″
Position angle
60°
Magnitude
15.4 (B)
Surface brightness
24.75 mag/arcsec²
Hubble type
E
Difficulty
4/5
Suggested techniques
LRGB, RGB, OSC
Data source
OpenNGC

MCG decs for MCG -01-28 field are 10 arcmin too far north (MCG4 errata).

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