IC2309 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2309 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 61° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:45, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2309
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h20m [1] |
| Declination: | +18°23' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.97 (B) [1] 13.21 (J) [1] 12.49 (H) [1] 12.21 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 6.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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