IC306 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC306 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:09 (PDT) – 3 hours and 48 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:50.
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Name
IC306
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h13m [1] |
| Declination: | −11°42' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (B) [1] 12.69 (J) [1] 11.90 (H) [1] 11.66 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 79.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
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