IC340 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC340 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:39 (PDT) – 3 hours and 18 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:50.
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Name
IC340
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 03h39m [1] |
| Declination: | −13°06' [1] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.76 (B) [1] 11.92 (J) [1] 11.24 (H) [1] 10.87 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 90.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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