IC290 (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 , IC290 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:54 (PST), 58° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:30, 83° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:27, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

Name IC290
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 290[1]
UGC 2561[2]
PGC 11817[3]
Position
Right ascension:03h09m [3]
Declination:+40°58' [3]
Constellation:Perseus
Magnitude:15.43 (B) [1]
12.02 (J) [1]
11.27 (H) [1]
11.06 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.2 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 129.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sb

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