IC404 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC404 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:31 (PST), 60° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:40, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:20, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC404
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 05h13m [1] |
| Declination: | +09°45' [1] |
| Constellation: | Orion |
| Magnitude: | 15.50 (B) [1] 11.31 (J) [1] 10.44 (H) [1] 10.26 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 130.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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