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 dawn sky, rising at 02:36 (PDT) – 3 hours and 57 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 35° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:34.
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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] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 79.2 Mpc 258.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.05 |