IC497 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC497 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 41° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:17, 80° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:34, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC497
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h10m [2] |
| Declination: | +24°55' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.26 (V) [2] 15.04 (B) [2] 11.97 (J) [2] 11.26 (H) [2] 11.02 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 177.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 64.2 Mpc 209.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.78 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.78 |