IC2218 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2218 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:48, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:04, 80° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 41° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2218
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h01m [1] |
| Declination: | +24°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.57 (B) [1] 12.48 (J) [1] 11.64 (H) [1] 11.42 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 19.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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