IC549 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , IC549 is visible between 19:23 and 04:11. It will become accessible at around 19:23, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 23:47, 59° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:11 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name IC549
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:09h40m [2]
Declination:+03°57' [2]
Constellation:Hydra
Magnitude:15.00 (B) [2]
13.81 (J) [2]
13.05 (H) [2]
12.54 (K) [2]
Angular dimensions:0.6 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 180.0°E of N
Hubble type:I
Distance:22.7 Mpc
74.0 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-16.78

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