IC2253 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC2253 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:38, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:54, 70° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:39, 60° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC2253
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h16m [2] |
| Declination: | +21°24' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.70 (B) [2] 11.35 (J) [2] 10.65 (H) [2] 10.30 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 81.5 Mpc 265.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.86 |