IC2401 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC2401 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:37, 86° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:36, 78° above your western horizon.
Name
IC2401
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 08h48m [4] |
Declination: | +37°45' [4] |
Constellation: | Lynx |
Magnitude: | 14.90 (B) [2] 11.41 (J) [2] 10.69 (H) [2] 10.39 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0 |
Distance: | 142.0 Mpc 462.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -20.86 |
Sources