Galaxy · Cancer
IC 2431 Browning Galaxy
1′ across
About
IC 2431, the Browning Galaxy, is a galaxy in Cancer, about 1′ across.
How to find it
- IC 2431 is in the constellation Cancer.
- Best evenings: around late March it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 65° S.
When it rises and sets tonight, how high it climbs and how much the Moon gets in the way are worked out in your browser for your place.
What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Hard to say: no reliable brightness is known.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Brightness unknown, so probably a challenge.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | IC 2431, UGC 4756 |
|---|---|
| Type | Galaxy |
| Apparent size | 1′the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Constellation | Cancer |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 09h 04m 35.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +14° 35′ 39″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →