IC4259 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , IC4259 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 17° above the horizon.
Name
IC4259
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 13h29m [2] |
Declination: | −30°08' [2] |
Constellation: | Hydra |
Magnitude: | 15.39 (B) [2] 12.27 (J) [2] 11.52 (H) [2] 11.31 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SBab |
Distance: | 116.0 Mpc 378.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -19.93 |