IC2873 (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 , IC2873 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:43, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:31, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 68° above your southern horizon.

Name IC2873
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:11h29m [1]
Declination:+13°13' [1]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:15.08 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.8 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 2.0°E of N
Hubble type:I

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