IC2453 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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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.

Name IC2453
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 2453[1]
Mrk 1229[2]
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

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