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IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium

Altitude: -63.9°   Azimuth: 252.5°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 1924 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Horologium constellation. IC 1924 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 1924 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 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium star
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DSS2 image of IC 1924 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.74 arcmin) and minor (0.3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 1924

IC 1924
Galaxy
Horologium

IC 1924 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -63.9°
Azimuth: 252.5°
Direction: West-South-West

See also IC 1924 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 16.68, IC 1924 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium

Photometric information of IC 1924

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 1924 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).

16.68

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 1924.

23.99 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 1924

The following table reports IC 1924 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 1924 is a visual representation of it.
0.74 arcmin
0.3 arcmin
76°

IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium morphological classification

IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium is classified as Spiral (SAbc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium, Spiral (SAbc).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 1924

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 1924 are provided in the following table:

03h 25m 08s
-51° 42’ 11”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 1924 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 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium.

Finder chart IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium star
Simplified finder chart for IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium.

Rise and set times of IC 1924 from your location

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

IC 1924 - Spiral Galaxy in Horologium is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt