IC 190 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aries
IC 190 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Aries constellation. IC 190 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 190 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 190
IC 190 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -13.4°
Azimuth: 16.4°
Direction: North-North-East
See also IC 190 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 15.1, IC 190 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 190
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 190 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.
Apparent size of IC 190
The following table reports IC 190 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 190 is a visual representation of it.IC 190 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aries morphological classification
IC 190 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aries 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 190 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aries 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 190
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 190 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 190 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 190 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 190 - Elliptical Galaxy in Aries rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):