IC285 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC285 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:01 (PDT) – 3 hours and 56 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 30° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:50.
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Name
IC285
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h04m [1] |
| Declination: | −12°00' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 15.02 (B) [1] 11.62 (J) [1] 11.13 (H) [1] 10.90 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 117.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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