IC478 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC478 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:48 (PDT) – 3 hours and 33 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:20.
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Name
IC478
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 07h53m [1] |
| Declination: | +26°29' [1] |
| Constellation: | Gemini |
| Magnitude: | 15.29 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 12.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
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