IC1540 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1540 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:05 (PDT), 39° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:52, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:07, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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