IC2404 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2404 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:17 (PDT), 84° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:34, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:03, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2404
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h48m [2] |
| Declination: | +29°29' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.75 (V) [2] 15.45 (B) [2] 12.39 (J) [2] 11.61 (H) [2] 11.29 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 109.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 97.9 Mpc 319.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.20 |