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IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus

IC 288 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Perseus constellation. IC 288 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

IC 288
Galaxy
Perseus
  • IC 288 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 9° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
  • Given its B magnitude of 15, IC 288 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Available Resources for IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus

Photometric information of IC 288

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 288 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
10.57
9.8
9.45

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 288.

22.98 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 288

The following table reports IC 288 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 288 is a visual representation of it.
1.01 arcmin
0.28 arcmin
41°

Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 288

The image below is a photograph of IC 288 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).

Image of IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus star
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DSS2 image of IC 288 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.01 arcmin) and minor (0.28 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus morphological classification

IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus is classified as Spiral (SAab) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus, Spiral (SAab).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 288

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 288 are provided in the following table:

03h 07m 32s
+42° 23’ 15”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 288 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 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus.

Finder chart IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus.

Rise ans set times of IC 288 from your location

Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

IC 288 - Spiral Galaxy in Perseus is circumpolar and transits at 14:52 UTC (altitude: 80.9°)