IC 278 - Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus
IC 278 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Perseus constellation. IC 278 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.
The image below is a photograph of IC 278 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 278
IC 278 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: 3.2°
Azimuth: 23.9°
Direction: North-North-East
See also IC 278 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 14.8, IC 278 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 278
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 278 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 278.
Apparent size of IC 278
The following table reports IC 278 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 278 is a visual representation of it.IC 278 - Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus morphological classification
IC 278 - Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 278 - Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus 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 278
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 278 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 278 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 278 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 278 - Elliptical Galaxy in Perseus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):