IC746 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , IC746 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:54, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:14, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 78° above your south-western horizon.

Name IC746
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 746[1]
UGC 6898[2]
PGC 37440[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h55m [3]
Declination:+25°53' [3]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:14.51 (B) [1]
12.48 (J) [1]
11.90 (H) [1]
11.61 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.0 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 169.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBbc

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