IC 316 NED01 - Galaxy in Perseus
IC 316 NED01 is a Galaxy in the Perseus constellation. IC 316 NED01 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 15.26, IC 316 NED01 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
The image below is a photograph of IC 316 NED01 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).
Celestial Coordinates
Apparent
J2000
Finder Chart
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 316 NED01 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Photometric Information
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 316 NED01 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 316 NED01.
Apparent Size
The following table reports IC 316 NED01 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 316 NED01 is a visual representation of it.Rise and Set Times
Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
IC 316 NED01 - Galaxy in Perseus is circumpolar and transits at 03:24 UTC (altitude: 80.5°)