IC2205 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC2205 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:45 (PST), 58° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:06, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:29, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name IC2205
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:07h46m [2]
Declination:+26°52' [2]
Constellation:Gemini
Magnitude:14.98 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.7 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 52.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
Distance:83.2 Mpc
271.2 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.62

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