IC5 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC5 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 17:49 (PST), 32° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 20:23, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:04, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC5
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h17m [2] |
| Declination: | −09°32' [2] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 14.57 (B) [2] 11.50 (J) [2] 10.85 (H) [2] 10.50 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 72.3 Mpc 235.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.73 |