IC2491 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2491 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:40 (PDT) – 3 hours and 55 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:35.
|
Name
IC2491
|
Object type
Galaxy
|
Position
| Right ascension: | 09h35m [4] |
| Declination: | +34°43' [4] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 14.90 (B) [2] 11.79 (J) [2] 11.01 (H) [2] 10.78 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 121.0 Mpc 394.5 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.51 |
Sources