IC2453 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2453 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 25° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:22, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:30, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2453
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h15m [1] |
| Declination: | +20°55' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (V) [2] 15.37 (B) [1] 12.20 (J) [1] 11.37 (H) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 62.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |