IC491 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC491 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 43° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:11, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:32, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC491
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h03m [1] |
| Declination: | +26°31' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 15.30 (B) [1] 13.03 (J) [1] 12.20 (H) [1] 11.92 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 115.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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