IC2446 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC2446 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:03 (EDT), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:34, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:15, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2446
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h13m [4] |
| Declination: | +28°57' [4] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 13.64 (V) [2] 14.67 (B) [2] 11.18 (J) [2] 10.38 (H) [2] 10.10 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 119.5 Mpc 389.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.03 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.75 |
Sources