IC 2171 - Irregular Galaxy in Canis Major

IC 2171 is a Irregular Galaxy in the Canis Major constellation. IC 2171 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.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2171 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 2171

Available Resources for IC 2171 - Irregular Galaxy in Canis Major

• Photometric information of IC 2171
• Apparent size of IC 2171
• Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 2171
• IC 2171 morphological classification.
• Celestial coordinates and finder charts of IC 2171.
• Rise and set times of IC 2171 from your location.

Photometric information of IC 2171

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2171 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 2171.

Apparent size of IC 2171

The following table reports IC 2171 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2171 is a visual representation of it.

IC 2171 - Irregular Galaxy in Canis Major morphological classification

IC 2171 - Irregular Galaxy in Canis Major is classified as Irregular (I) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 2171 - Irregular Galaxy in Canis Major in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 2171

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2171 are provided in the following table:

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2171 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 2171 from your location

Today's IC 2171 - Irregular 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):