IC498 (Galaxy)

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From Cambridge , IC498 will become visible at around 20:17 (EDT), 52° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:33.

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Name IC498

Object type Galaxy

Other names

IC 498^[1]
UGC 4255^[2]
PGC 22895^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	08^h09^m ^[3]
Declination:	+05°16' ^[3]
Constellation:	Canis Minor
Magnitude:	14.57 (B) ^[1] 11.86 (J) ^[1] 11.33 (H) ^[1] 10.76 (K) ^[1]
Hubble type:	Sb

Sources

^[1]	OpenNGC (Mattia Verga)

^[2]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[3]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

Cambridge

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Longitude:
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42.38°N
71.11°W
EDT

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