IC2993 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2993 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 70° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:13, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:49, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC2993
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h05m [2] |
| Declination: | +32°49' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 16.01 (B) [2] 12.66 (J) [2] 12.05 (H) [2] 11.37 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.3 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 6.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 218.0 Mpc 710.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.68 |