We use cookies to deliver essential features and to measure their performance. By using this site you accept our Privacy Policies.
A Complete Guide to the Solar System and the Night Sky
Content Menu
Major Objects Bright Comets Asteroids Near Earth Objects Space Probes Constellations & Deep Sky Objects Supernovae
3D Solar System Viewer Online Planetarium Jupiter's Galilean Moons Saturn's Rings and Moons Solar Eclipses
Set Observing Location What is Visible Now? The Sky Tonight Moon Calendar Create Quick Access Page
Articles Donate
About
FAQ
Feedback
Objects
Major Objects Bright Comets Asteroids Near Earth Objects Space Probes Constellations & Deep Sky Objects Supernovae
Charts
3D Solar System Viewer Online Planetarium Jupiter's Galilean Moons Saturn's Rings and Moons
Plan Observations
Set Observing Location What is Visible Now? The Sky Tonight Jupiter's Galilean Moons Moon Calendar Create Quick Access Page
Solar Eclipses
More
Articles Donate
About
FAQ
Feedback
✖ Help keep this site free and ads-free: donate now!
public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 5:39  
clear_day Transit: 12:56  
SunsetSet: 20:14
sunny  • Daytime • What's Visible Now?

Other deep sky objects in Coma Berenices
All Constellations »  Coma Berenices »  Deep Sky Objects » 

IC 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Altitude: -5.6°   Azimuth: 356.2°   Direction: North

IC 2993 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Coma Berenices constellation. IC 2993 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 2993 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 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices star
/>
DSS2 image of IC 2993 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.35 arcmin) and minor (0.31 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 2993

IC 2993
Galaxy
Coma Berenices

IC 2993 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -5.6°
Azimuth: 356.2°
Direction: North

See also IC 2993 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 16.01, IC 2993 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for IC 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices

Photometric information of IC 2993

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 2993 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).

16.01
12.66
12.05
11.37

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

Apparent size of IC 2993

The following table reports IC 2993 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 2993 is a visual representation of it.
0.35 arcmin
0.31 arcmin
6°

IC 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices morphological classification

IC 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices 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 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices, Elliptical (E).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 2993

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 2993 are provided in the following table:

12h 05m 38s
+32° 49’ 19”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 2993 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 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices.

Finder chart IC 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices star
Simplified finder chart for IC 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices.

Rise and set times of IC 2993 from your location

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

Today's IC 2993 - Elliptical Galaxy in Coma Berenices rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 57.2°
Max altitude: 71.3°
Azimuth: 302.8°