IC2609
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 30 arcminutes across.
From Newark , IC2609 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:36 (EDT), 30° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:32, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:38, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
IC2609
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC3404
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Position
Right ascension: | 10h50m [2] |
Declination: | −12°06' [2] |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Distance: | 63.7 Mpc 207.7 Mlyr [1] |