IC2338 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2338 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:23 (PST), 23° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:25, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:34, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2338
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h23m [2] |
| Declination: | +21°20' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.75 (V) [2] 15.15 (B) [2] 12.74 (J) [2] 12.52 (H) [2] 11.89 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 32.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 171.0 Mpc 557.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.40 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.41 |