16.207 Research Project Proposal

Proposed Object: IC 239 aka UGC 2080
Type: Galaxy - very faint spiral, faint stellar Nucleus (OH)
RA: 2h 36m 27.92s Dec: +38° 58' 8.3" Epoch: 2000 (from SIMBAD)
Size: 4.6 x 4.3 arc minutes (Source)
Brightness of object (V magnitude): 11.2 mag (VizieR)
Observation Date Range: November 1st to January 31st

Horizon Position at beginning of date range (Nov 1st, 2003 @ 23h CST):

Azimuth: 118° 54' Altitude: 72° 7' (Cartes du Ciel)

Horizon Position at end of date range (January 31st, 2004 @ 23h):

Azimuth: 285° 19' Altitude: 41° 1'(Cartes du Ciel)

Digitized Sky Survey image: (click on image for larger view)

Image from STScI Digitized Sky Survey