IC412 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC412 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:31 (PST), 54° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 19:49, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:11, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name IC412
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 412[1]
UGC 3298[2]
PGC 17180[3]
Position
Right ascension:05h21m [3]
Declination:+03°29' [3]
Constellation:Orion
Magnitude:14.62 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.2 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 0.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sab

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