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IC 2944 (Lambda Centauri Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -32.87°   Az: 206.62°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 2944 is a Star Cluster + Nebula in the Centaurus constellation. IC 2944 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 4.5, IC 2944 is barely visible to the naked eye, easily visible with the help of a small binocular.

The image below is a photograph of IC 2944 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 2944 (Lambda Centauri Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus star
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DSS2 image of IC 2944 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (7.2 arcmin) and minor (7.2 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 36m 56s
-63° 09’ 26”
03h 45m 50s
15h 22m 47s

J2000

11h 35m 47s
-63° 01’ 10”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2944 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 2944 (Lambda Centauri Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2944 (Lambda Centauri Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus.

Finder chart IC 2944 (Lambda Centauri Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2944 (Lambda Centauri Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2944 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).

4.5

For more information about photometry in astronomy, check the photometric system article on Wikipedia.

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 2944 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2944 is a visual representation of it.
7.2 arcmin
7.2 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 2944 (Lambda Centauri Nebula) - Star Cluster + Nebula in Centaurus is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK