IC2870 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2870 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:04 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:22, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:07, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC2870
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 11h29m [3] |
| Declination: | +11°51' [3] |
| Constellation: | Leo |
| Magnitude: | 18.00 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 0.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | I |
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