IC460 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC460 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:15 (PST), 38° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:48, 73° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:12, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC460
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h10m [1] |
| Declination: | +50°12' [1] |
| Constellation: | Lynx |
| Magnitude: | 15.34 (B) [1] 11.88 (J) [1] 11.32 (H) [1] 10.92 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 178.0°E of N |
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