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IC 2115 - Star in Dorado

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -73.84°   Az: 198.34°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 2115 is a Star in the Dorado constellation. IC 2115 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 11.27, IC 2115 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 6 inches (150mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2115 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of IC 2115 - Star in Dorado star
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DSS2 image of IC 2115 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 57m 12s
-66° 21’ 10”
11h 09m 32s
16h 06m 44s

J2000

04h 57m 08s
-66° 23’ 25”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2115 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 2115 - Star in Dorado star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2115 - Star in Dorado.

Finder chart IC 2115 - Star in Dorado star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2115 - Star in Dorado.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2115 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).

11.39
11.27
11.1
11.08
10.97

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 2115 - Star in Dorado is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK