IC2518 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2518 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:13 (PDT), 67° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:01, 86° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:49, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC2518
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 09h55m [2] |
| Declination: | +37°09' [2] |
| Constellation: | Leo Minor |
| Magnitude: | 15.77 (B) [2] 12.73 (J) [2] 12.04 (H) [2] 11.92 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 110.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 94.5 Mpc 308.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.11 |