IC2430 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2430 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 31° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:11, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:36, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2430
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h04m [3] |
| Declination: | +27°57' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.38 (B) [1] 12.17 (J) [1] 11.39 (H) [1] 11.23 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 40.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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