IC2420 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2420 is visible between 19:28 and 04:11. It will become accessible at around 19:28, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:49, 59° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:11 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2420
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h51m [2] |
| Declination: | +03°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.85 (B) [2] 11.73 (J) [2] 11.07 (H) [2] 10.81 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 141.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 109.0 Mpc 355.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.34 |