IC2981 (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 , IC2981 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:04, 88° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 29° above your western horizon.

Name IC2981
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:11h55m [1]
Declination:+32°11' [1]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:14.95 (B) [1]
12.71 (J) [1]
12.11 (H) [1]
11.84 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.5 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 3.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBa

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