IC 357 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Taurus
IC 357 is a Barred Spiral Galaxy in the Taurus constellation. IC 357 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.
The image below is a photograph of IC 357 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5x0.5 degrees (30x30 arcmins).
Key facts about IC 357
IC 357 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -8.6°
Azimuth: 323.3°
Direction: North-West
See also IC 357 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 14.3, IC 357 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 357
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 357 in different bands of the electomagnetic spectrum (when available), from the B band (445nm wavelength, corresponding to the Blue color), to the V band ( 551nm wavelength, corresponding to Green/Yellow color), to the J, H, K bands (corresponding to 1220nm, 1630nm, 2190nm wavelengths respectively, which are colors not visible to the human eye).
For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.
The surface brightess reported below is an indication of the brightness per unit of angular area of IC 357.
Apparent size of IC 357
The following table reports IC 357 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 357 is a visual representation of it.IC 357 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Taurus morphological classification
IC 357 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Taurus is classified as Barred Spiral (Bb) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 357 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Taurus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 357
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 357 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 357 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of IC 357 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 357 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Taurus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):