IC597 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC597 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:18, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:09, 49° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:46, 43° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC597
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h10m [1] |
| Declination: | −06°53' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 15.66 (B) [1] 12.15 (J) [1] 11.47 (H) [1] 11.25 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 170.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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