IC459 (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 , IC459 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 18:45, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:09, 73° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:46, 38° above your north-western horizon.

Name IC459
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:07h10m [1]
Declination:+50°10' [1]
Constellation:Lynx
Magnitude:15.76 (B) [1]
12.42 (J) [1]
11.71 (H) [1]
11.29 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.6 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 1.0°E of N

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