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IC 2600 - Galaxy in Ursa Major

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 41.90°   Az: 337.92°   Direction: North-North-West

IC 2600 is a Galaxy in the Ursa Major constellation. IC 2600 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 15.6, IC 2600 is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2600 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 2600 - Galaxy in Ursa Major star
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DSS2 image of IC 2600 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.62 arcmin) and minor (0.45 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

10h 48m 29s
+72° 11’ 10”
07h 35m 24s
18h 23m 54s

J2000

10h 46m 38s
+72° 19’ 13”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2600 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 2600 - Galaxy in Ursa Major.

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Finder chart for IC 2600 - Galaxy in Ursa Major.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2600 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).

15.6
12.19
11.42
11.21

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 2600.

23.29 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 2600 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2600 is a visual representation of it.
0.62 arcmin
0.45 arcmin
115°

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 2600 - Galaxy in Ursa Major is circumpolar and transits at 19:25 UTC (altitude: 69.3°)