IC46 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , IC46 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:18 (EST), 52° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:08, 77° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:41, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC46
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h42m [1] |
| Declination: | +27°15' [1] |
| Constellation: | Andromeda |
| Magnitude: | 14.28 (B) [1] 12.30 (J) [1] 11.69 (H) [1] 11.45 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
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