IC521 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC521 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 18:35 (PST), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:53, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:13, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC521
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h46m [1] |
| Declination: | +02°32' [1] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 14.75 (B) [1] 11.45 (J) [1] 10.71 (H) [1] 10.39 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 80.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S? |
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