IC742 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , IC742 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:02 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 57° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:30.

Name IC742
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 742[1]
UGC 6822[2]
PGC 37056[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h51m [3]
Declination:+20°47' [3]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:13.93 (V) [1]
14.80 (B) [1]
11.65 (J) [1]
10.97 (H) [1]
11.20 (K) [1]
Hubble type:Sab
B-V Color (mag):0.87

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