IC4255 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC4255 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:36, 28° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:39, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC4255
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h28m [1] |
| Declination: | −27°21' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 13.37 (V) [1] 14.39 (B) [1] 11.03 (J) [1] 10.35 (H) [1] 10.04 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.3 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 45.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.02 |
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