IC1562 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC1562 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:00 (PDT) – 3 hours and 41 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:30.
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Name
IC1562
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h38m [1] |
| Declination: | −24°16' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 13.60 (B) [1] 11.22 (J) [1] 10.64 (H) [1] 10.27 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 49.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
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