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IC 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 44.98°   Az: 340.12°   Direction: North-North-West

IC 2174 is a Barred Spiral Galaxy in the Camelopardalis constellation. IC 2174 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 15, IC 2174 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2174 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 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis star
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DSS2 image of IC 2174 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.78 arcmin) and minor (0.78 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 12m 23s
+75° 18’ 39”
07h 13m 47s
14h 26m 11s

J2000

07h 09m 06s
+75° 21’ 10”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2174 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 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis.

Finder chart IC 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2174 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).

15
11.37
10.68
10.42

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 2174.

22.6 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 2174 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2174 is a visual representation of it.
0.78 arcmin
0.78 arcmin
125°

Morphological Classification

IC 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis is classified as Barred Spiral (Ba) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis, Barred Spiral (Ba).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 2174 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 03:53 UTC (altitude: 66.2°)