IC4253 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC4253 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:58 (PST) – 3 hours and 50 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:44.
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Name
IC4253
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h27m [1] |
| Declination: | −27°52' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.80 (V) [1] 14.79 (B) [1] 11.58 (J) [1] 10.92 (H) [1] 10.43 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 135.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.01 |
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