IC2461 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2461 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:57 (PDT), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:40, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:28, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC2461
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h19m [3] |
| Declination: | +37°11' [3] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 14.77 (B) [1] 11.27 (J) [1] 10.47 (H) [1] 10.05 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.4 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 143.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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