IC51 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC51 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:25, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:50, 42° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:10, 38° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC51
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 00h46m [1] |
| Declination: | −13°26' [1] |
| Constellation: | Cetus |
| Magnitude: | 13.00 (V) [2] 13.75 (B) [1] 11.26 (J) [1] 10.61 (H) [1] 10.25 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |