IC342 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 19 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , IC342 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 03:56, 44° above your north-eastern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 21:41 (EDT), 20° above your northern horizon.

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Name IC342
Object type Galaxy
Other names
C 5[4]
IC 342[1]
UGC 2847[2]
PGC 13826[3]
Position
Right ascension:03h46m [3]
Declination:+68°05' [3]
Constellation:Camelopardalis
Magnitude:9.20 (V) [4]
9.68 (B) [1]
5.66 (J) [1]
5.01 (H) [1]
4.56 (K) [1]
Hubble type:SABc
Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

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42.38°N
71.11°W
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