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IC 2146 - Globular Cluster in Mensa

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -36.81°   Az: 174.22°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 2146 is a Globular Cluster in the Mensa constellation. IC 2146 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 12.41, IC 2146 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2146 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 2146 - Globular Cluster in Mensa star
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DSS2 image of IC 2146 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.3 arcmin) and minor (3.3 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 37m 00s
-74° 46’ 09”
22h 48m 32s
04h 25m 33s

J2000

05h 37m 46s
-74° 46’ 59”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2146 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 2146 - Globular Cluster in Mensa.

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Finder chart for IC 2146 - Globular Cluster in Mensa.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2146 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).

13.1
12.41

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

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 2146 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2146 is a visual representation of it.
3.3 arcmin
3.3 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 2146 - Globular Cluster in Mensa is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK