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Other deep sky objects in Corona Borealis
- NGC 5958 - Galaxy
- NGC 5961 - Galaxy
- NGC 6137 - Galaxy
- NGC 6131 - Galaxy
- NGC 6120 - Galaxy
- NGC 5974 - Galaxy
- NGC 6038 - Galaxy
- NGC 6103 - Galaxy
- NGC 6001 - Galaxy
- NGC 6085 - Galaxy
- NGC 6126 - Galaxy
- NGC 6107 - Galaxy
- NGC 6129 - Galaxy
- NGC 6117 - Galaxy
- NGC 6086 - Galaxy
- NGC 6142 - Galaxy
- NGC 6112 - Galaxy
- IC 4582 - Galaxy
- NGC 6077 - Galaxy
- IC 4590 - Galaxy
- NGC 6097 - Galaxy
- NGC 6109 - Galaxy
- IC 4572 - Galaxy
- IC 4569 - Galaxy
- NGC 6089 NED01 - Galaxy
- NGC 6122 - Galaxy
- IC 4570 - Galaxy
- NGC 6016 - Galaxy
- NGC 6105 - Galaxy
- NGC 6114 - Galaxy
- NGC 6116 - Galaxy
- IC 1138 - Galaxy
- IC 4581 - Galaxy
- NGC 5924 - Galaxy
- IC 1208 - Galaxy
- IC 4568 - Galaxy
- IC 4547 - Galaxy
- NGC 6119 - Galaxy
- IC 4580 - Galaxy
- NGC 6108 - Galaxy
- NGC 6076 NED02 - Galaxy
- NGC 6076 NED01 - Galaxy
- NGC 6102 - Galaxy
- IC 4587 - Galaxy
- NGC 6069 - Galaxy
- IC 4546 - Galaxy
- NGC 6110 - Galaxy
- IC 4574 - Galaxy
- IC 4539 - Galaxy
- IC 4548 - Galaxy
- NGC 6089 NED02 - Galaxy
- IC 1166 NED01 - Galaxy
- IC 1166 NED02 - Galaxy
- NGC 6104 - Galaxy
- NGC 6002 - Star
- NGC 6076 - Galaxy Pair
- NGC 6092 - Double Star
- IC 1166 - Galaxy Pair
- NGC 6089 - Galaxy Pair
IC 1138 - Lenticular Galaxy in Corona Borealis
IC 1138 is a Lenticular Galaxy in the Corona Borealis constellation. IC 1138 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
- IC 1138 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 20° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 15.3, IC 1138 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 1138
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1138 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 1138.
Apparent size of IC 1138
The following table reports IC 1138 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1138 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 1138
The image below is a photograph of IC 1138 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).
IC 1138 - Lenticular Galaxy in Corona Borealis morphological classification
IC 1138 - Lenticular Galaxy in Corona Borealis is classified as Lenticular (S0-Aa) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 1138 - Lenticular Galaxy in Corona Borealis 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 1138
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1138 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1138 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 ans set times of IC 1138 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 1138 - Lenticular Galaxy in Corona Borealis rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):