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IC 400 - Galaxy in Lepus

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:00 | Tran: 4:40 | Set: 9:15
Alt: 22.63°   Az: 184.50°   Direction: South

IC 400 is a Galaxy in the Lepus constellation. IC 400 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year. Given its B magnitude of 16.7, IC 400 is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of IC 400 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 400 - Galaxy in Lepus star
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DSS2 image of IC 400 in the Red band.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 04m 53s
-15° 47’ 09”
00h 17m 15s
05h 22m 08s

J2000

05h 03m 46s
-15° 49’ 09”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 400 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 400 - Galaxy in Lepus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 400 - Galaxy in Lepus.

Finder chart IC 400 - Galaxy in Lepus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 400 - Galaxy in Lepus.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 400 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).

16.7

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

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 400 - Galaxy in Lepus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 105.8°
Max altitude: 22.7°
Azimuth: 254.2°