IC396 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC396 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 04:30, 27° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:18 (PDT), 14° above your northern horizon.
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Name
IC396
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 04h57m [3] |
| Declination: | +68°19' [3] |
| Constellation: | Camelopardalis |
| Magnitude: | 13.08 (B) [1] 9.50 (J) [1] 8.76 (H) [1] 8.50 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.4 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 86.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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