IC246 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , IC246 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:38 (EST), 35° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:29, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:39, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC246
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 02h40m [1] |
| Declination: | +02°28' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.39 (B) [1] 11.76 (J) [1] 11.28 (H) [1] 10.79 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
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