IC2400 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2400 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 38° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:55, 85° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:44, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC2400
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h47m [1] |
| Declination: | +38°04' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 15.09 (B) [1] 12.70 (J) [1] 11.97 (H) [1] 11.72 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 112.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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