IC2171 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2171 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:40 (PDT) – 3 hours and 53 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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Name
IC2171
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 06h44m [2] |
| Declination: | −17°55' [2] |
| Constellation: | Canis Major |
| Magnitude: | 15.19 (B) [2] |
| Hubble type: | IB |
| Distance: | 11.0 Mpc 35.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -15.02 |