IC2178 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2178 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:39 (PST), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:55, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:31, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC2178
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h07m [1] |
| Declination: | +32°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 16.01 (B) [1] 12.58 (J) [1] 11.79 (H) [1] 11.55 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 140.0°E of N |
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