IC2231 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2231 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:30 (PST), 25° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:41, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2231
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h11m [3] |
| Declination: | +05°05' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canis Minor |
| Magnitude: | 14.91 (B) [1] 10.36 (J) [1] 9.70 (H) [1] 9.39 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.7 arcmin x 1.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 120.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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