IC2597 (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 , IC2597 is visible between 01:39 and 05:51. It will become accessible at around 01:39, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 03:45, 28° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:51 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC2597
Object type Galaxy
Part of Hickson 48
Position
Right ascension:10h37m [1]
Declination:−27°04' [1]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:11.68 (V) [1]
12.92 (B) [1]
9.46 (J) [1]
8.78 (H) [1]
8.53 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:2.6 arcmin x 1.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 8.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
B-V Color (mag):1.24

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