IC2738 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2738 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 80° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:29, 89° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:09, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC2738
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h21m [2] |
| Declination: | +34°21' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 15.06 (B) [2] 11.74 (J) [2] 11.10 (H) [2] 10.79 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 144.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 178.0 Mpc 580.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.19 |