IC1540 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC1540 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:43 (EDT) – 3 hours and 44 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:08.
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Name
IC1540
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h19m [4] |
| Declination: | +23°46' [4] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 14.89 (B) [2] 11.77 (J) [2] 11.04 (H) [2] 10.71 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 85.3 Mpc 278.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.76 |
Sources