IC1388 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1388 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:42 (PDT), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:47, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:57, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC1388
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 21h29m [2] |
| Declination: | −00°37' [2] |
| Constellation: | Aquarius |
| Magnitude: | 15.02 (B) [2] 11.74 (J) [2] 11.03 (H) [2] 10.75 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 137.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 104.5 Mpc 340.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.08 |