IC2166 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2166 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 17:49 (PST), 24° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:45, 34° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC2166
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h26m [3] |
| Declination: | +59°04' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 12.45 (V) [1] 13.39 (B) [1] 10.38 (J) [1] 9.72 (H) [1] 9.30 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.2 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 116.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
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