IC38 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC38 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:15 (PDT) – 3 hours and 23 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 23° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 04:26.
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Name
IC38
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h38m [1] |
| Declination: | −15°25' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 15.02 (B) [1] 12.41 (J) [1] 11.72 (H) [1] 11.39 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 65.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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