IC2248 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2248 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 64° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:40, 79° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2248
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h16m [1] |
| Declination: | +23°08' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.03 (B) [1] 11.74 (J) [1] 11.07 (H) [1] 10.88 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 52.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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