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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes

Altitude: -5.2°   Azimuth: 58.5°   Direction: East-North-East

IC 1094 NED01 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Boötes constellation. IC 1094 NED01 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 1094 NED01 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).

Image of IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes star
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DSS2 image of IC 1094 NED01 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.55 arcmin) and minor (0.51 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 1094 NED01

IC 1094 NED01
Galaxy
Boötes

IC 1094 NED01 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -5.2°
Azimuth: 58.5°
Direction: East-North-East

See also IC 1094 NED01 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 16.57, IC 1094 NED01 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes

Photometric information of IC 1094 NED01

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1094 NED01 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).

16.57
12.63
12.01
11.53

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 1094 NED01.

23.43 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 1094 NED01

The following table reports IC 1094 NED01 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1094 NED01 is a visual representation of it.
0.55 arcmin
0.51 arcmin
155°

IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes morphological classification

IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes, Elliptical (E).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1094 NED01

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1094 NED01 are provided in the following table:

15h 07m 41s
+14° 37’ 18”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1094 NED01 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

Finder chart IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes.

Finder chart IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes.

Rise and set times of IC 1094 NED01 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's IC 1094 NED01 - Elliptical Galaxy in Boötes rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.4°
Max altitude: 53.1°
Azimuth: 284.6°