IC608 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC608 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:41, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:34, 49° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:44, 46° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
IC608
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h24m [1] |
| Declination: | −06°02' [1] |
| Constellation: | Sextans |
| Magnitude: | 14.77 (B) [1] 12.09 (J) [1] 11.48 (H) [1] 11.14 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 108.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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