IC2951 (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 , IC2951 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:34, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:39, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:51, 68° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC2951
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 2951[1]
UGC 6688[2]
PGC 36436[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h43m [3]
Declination:+19°45' [3]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:13.57 (V) [1]
14.48 (B) [1]
11.23 (J) [1]
10.44 (H) [1]
10.23 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 81.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sa
B-V Color (mag):0.91

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