IC2 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:35, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:03, 43° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:58, 41° above your southern horizon.
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Name
IC2
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h11m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°49' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.46 (B) [1] 12.26 (J) [1] 11.48 (H) [1] 11.17 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 142.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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