IC4357 (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 , IC4357 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:24 (PST) and reaching an altitude of 73° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:51.

Name IC4357
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 4357[2]
UGC 8926[3]
PGC 49879[4]
Position
Right ascension:14h00m [4]
Declination:+31°53' [4]
Constellation:Canes Venatici
Magnitude:14.83 (B) [2]
12.86 (J) [2]
12.19 (H) [2]
12.08 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 67.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sbc
Distance:40.9 Mpc
133.3 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.23

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