IC2340 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2340 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:30, 74° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:33, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2340
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h23m [2] |
| Declination: | +18°44' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.44 (B) [2] 11.15 (J) [2] 10.38 (H) [2] 10.19 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 160.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 79.2 Mpc 258.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.05 |