IC5242 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC5242 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:38 (PDT) – 3 hours and 38 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 29° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:14.
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Name
IC5242
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 22h41m [3] |
| Declination: | +23°24' [3] |
| Constellation: | Pegasus |
| Magnitude: | 14.69 (B) [1] 12.00 (J) [1] 11.53 (H) [1] 11.06 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 174.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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