IC4040 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC4040 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 73° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:09, 84° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:34, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC4040
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h00m [2] |
| Declination: | +28°03' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 14.82 (V) [2] 15.34 (B) [2] 12.92 (J) [2] 12.29 (H) [2] 11.84 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 152.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 103.0 Mpc 335.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.52 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.24 |