IC4298 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC4298 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 22:45, 29° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:55, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC4298
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h36m [2] |
| Declination: | −26°33' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.17 (B) [2] 11.24 (J) [2] 10.56 (H) [2] 10.21 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 177.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| Distance: | 96.0 Mpc 313.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.74 |