IC 2161 - Globular Cluster in Mensa
IC 2161 is a Globular Cluster in the Mensa constellation. IC 2161 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.
IC 2161 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
Altitude: -61.7°
Azimuth: 160.2°
Direction: South-South-East
See also IC 2161 rise and set times.
Given its visual magnitude of 14.24, IC 2161 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 2161
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2161 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.
Apparent size of IC 2161
The following table reports IC 2161 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2161 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 2161
The image below is a photograph of IC 2161 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).

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 2161
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2161 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2161 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 ans set times of IC 2161 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
IC 2161 - Globular Cluster in Mensa is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom