IC646 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC646 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 18:35 (PST), 24° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:02, 68° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:34, 39° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
IC646
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 10h51m [1] |
| Declination: | +55°27' [1] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 15.39 (B) [1] 12.11 (J) [1] 11.46 (H) [1] 11.13 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 147.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
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