IC2290 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC2290 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:46, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:50, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:49, 35° above your western horizon.

Name IC2290
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:08h19m [2]
Declination:+19°18' [2]
Constellation:Cancer
Magnitude:15.34 (B) [2]
13.31 (J) [2]
12.67 (H) [2]
12.46 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 149.0°E of N
Hubble type:S?
Distance:105.0 Mpc
342.3 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-19.77

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