In Evidence
Other deep sky objects in Canis Major
- NGC 2362 - Open Cluster
- Messier 41 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2354 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2360 (Caroline's Cluster) - Open Cluster
- NGC 2384 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2345 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2367 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2374 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2383 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2204 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2243 - Open Cluster
- IC 2165 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 2207 - Galaxy
- NGC 2280 - Galaxy
- NGC 2293 - Galaxy
- NGC 2292 - Galaxy
- NGC 2272 - Galaxy
- NGC 2217 - Galaxy
- NGC 2196 - Galaxy
- NGC 2325 - Galaxy
- NGC 2223 - Galaxy
- NGC 2380 - Galaxy
- IC 2163 - Galaxy
- NGC 2263 - Galaxy
- NGC 2206 - Galaxy
- NGC 2283 - Galaxy
- IC 456 - Galaxy
- NGC 2271 - Galaxy
- NGC 2267 - Galaxy
- NGC 2227 - Galaxy
- NGC 2295 - Galaxy
- NGC 2296 - Galaxy
- NGC 2211 - Galaxy
- NGC 2216 - Galaxy
- NGC 2212 - Galaxy
- IC 2171 - Galaxy
- IC 2183 - Other Classification
- IC 468 - Other Classification
- NGC 2318 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2361 - Nebula
- NGC 2359 - HII Ionized region
- NGC 2358 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2352 - Open Cluster
- NGC 2327 - Reflection Nebula
- IC 453 - Star
IC 2163 - Spiral Galaxy in Canis Major
IC 2163 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Canis Major constellation. IC 2163 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 2163 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom . Its current altitude is 13° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 12.55, IC 2163 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 2163
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2163 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 2163.
Apparent size of IC 2163
The following table reports IC 2163 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2163 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 2163
The image below is a photograph of IC 2163 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).
IC 2163 - Spiral Galaxy in Canis Major morphological classification
IC 2163 - Spiral Galaxy in Canis Major 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 2163 - Spiral Galaxy in Canis Major 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 2163
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2163 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2163 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 2163 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 2163 - Spiral Galaxy in Canis Major rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):