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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
north SunriseRise: 4:43  
clear_day Transit: 12:58  
SunsetSet: 21:12 south
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IC 2094 - Galaxy in Eridanus

Altitude: 7.5°   Azimuth: 108.4°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 2094 is a Galaxy in the Eridanus constellation. IC 2094 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.

IC 2094
Galaxy
Eridanus

IC 2094 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: 7.5°
Azimuth: 108.4°
Direction: East-South-East

See also IC 2094 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 15.84, IC 2094 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for IC 2094 - Galaxy in Eridanus

Photometric information of IC 2094

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2094 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).

15.84

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 2094.

24.65 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 2094

The following table reports IC 2094 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2094 is a visual representation of it.
1.04 arcmin
0.27 arcmin
71°

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 2094

The image below is a photograph of IC 2094 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 2094 - Galaxy in Eridanus star
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DSS2 image of IC 2094 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.04 arcmin) and minor (0.27 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 2094

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2094 are provided in the following table:

04h 48m 24s
-05° 21’ 10”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2094 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 2094 - Galaxy in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2094 - Galaxy in Eridanus.

Finder chart IC 2094 - Galaxy in Eridanus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2094 - Galaxy in Eridanus.

Rise ans set times of IC 2094 from your location

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

Today's IC 2094 - Galaxy in Eridanus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 95.4°
Max altitude: 33.2°
Azimuth: 264.6°
IC 2094 - Galaxy in Eridanus is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom