IC401 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC401 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:28 (PDT) – 3 hours and 46 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:11.
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Name
IC401
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h04m [2] |
| Declination: | −10°04' [2] |
| Constellation: | Eridanus |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (V) [3] 13.94 (B) [2] 11.04 (J) [2] 10.44 (H) [2] 10.15 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 45.3 Mpc 147.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.78 |
Sources