IC2961 (Galaxy)

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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 , IC2961 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 19:59 (PDT), 28° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:00, 87° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:58, 28° above your western horizon.

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Name IC2961
Object type Galaxy
Other names
IC 2961[1]
Mrk 748[2]
Position
Right ascension:11h47m [1]
Declination:+31°20' [1]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:15.50 (V) [2]
15.66 (B) [1]
13.87 (J) [1]
13.36 (H) [1]
12.93 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:0.5 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 21.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0
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Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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