IC 2103 - Spiral Galaxy in Mensa
IC 2103 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Mensa constellation. IC 2103 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of IC 2103 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 2103
IC 2103 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -59.1°
Azimuth: 161.0°
Direction: South-South-East
See also IC 2103 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 14.66, IC 2103 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 2103
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2103 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 2103.
Apparent size of IC 2103
The following table reports IC 2103 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2103 is a visual representation of it.IC 2103 - Spiral Galaxy in Mensa morphological classification
IC 2103 - Spiral Galaxy in Mensa is classified as Spiral (SAc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 2103 - Spiral Galaxy in Mensa 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 2103
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2103 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2103 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 2103 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
IC 2103 - Spiral Galaxy in Mensa is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom