IC458 (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 , IC458 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 22:40 (PDT) and reaching an altitude of 55° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:33.

Name IC458
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 458[2]
UGC 3713[3]
PGC 20306[4]
Position
Right ascension:07h10m [4]
Declination:+50°07' [4]
Constellation:Lynx
Magnitude:14.38 (B) [2]
11.10 (J) [2]
10.38 (H) [2]
10.09 (K) [2]
Hubble type:E-S0
Distance:90.2 Mpc
294.1 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.40

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