IC2999 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC2999 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, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:46, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC2999
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h05m [1] |
| Declination: | +31°20' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 15.72 (B) [1] 13.16 (J) [1] 12.40 (H) [1] 12.13 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 51.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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