IC742 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , IC742 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:28 (PDT), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:49, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:57, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
IC742
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Object type
Galaxy
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 121.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.87 |
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