IC2288 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2288 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:07 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 40° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:35.
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Name
IC2288
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h19m [2] |
| Declination: | +23°44' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.62 (B) [2] 14.04 (J) [2] 13.44 (H) [2] 13.39 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 87.3 Mpc 284.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.09 |