IC456 (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 , IC456 is visible between 23:36 and 02:46. It will become accessible at around 23:36, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:11, 25° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 02:46 when it sinks below 21° above your southern horizon.

Name IC456
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:07h00m [1]
Declination:−30°09' [1]
Constellation:Canis Major
Magnitude:13.04 (B) [1]
9.82 (J) [1]
9.10 (H) [1]
8.86 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:2.3 arcmin x 1.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 4.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0

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