IC523 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC523 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 19:56 (PDT), 49° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:17, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:56, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC523
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 08h53m [3] |
| Declination: | +09°08' [3] |
| Constellation: | Cancer |
| Magnitude: | 14.99 (B) [1] 12.38 (J) [1] 11.66 (H) [1] 11.48 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 95.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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