IC2957 (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 , IC2957 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:22, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:55, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:46, 54° above your western horizon.

Name IC2957
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:11h45m [2]
Declination:+31°17' [2]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:14.91 (B) [2]
12.32 (J) [2]
11.63 (H) [2]
11.47 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 23.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0
Distance:16.1 Mpc
52.5 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-16.12

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