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Other deep sky objects in Lepus
- Messier 79 - Globular Cluster
- IC 418 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 1964 - Galaxy
- NGC 1784 - Galaxy
- NGC 1744 - Galaxy
- NGC 2139 - Galaxy
- NGC 1832 - Galaxy
- NGC 2179 - Galaxy
- NGC 1954 - Galaxy
- NGC 1889 - Galaxy
- NGC 2076 - Galaxy
- IC 438 - Galaxy
- NGC 1979 - Galaxy
- NGC 2089 - Galaxy
- NGC 1730 - Galaxy
- NGC 1888 - Galaxy
- NGC 2106 - Galaxy
- NGC 1993 - Galaxy
- IC 2143 - Galaxy
- NGC 2073 - Galaxy
- NGC 2124 - Galaxy
- IC 2152 - Galaxy
- IC 2104 - Galaxy
- NGC 1886 - Galaxy
- NGC 1738 - Galaxy
- NGC 1781 - Galaxy
- IC 2121 - Galaxy
- IC 2129 - Galaxy
- IC 416 - Galaxy
- NGC 1821 - Galaxy
- IC 2137 - Galaxy
- NGC 1716 - Galaxy
- IC 441 - Galaxy
- NGC 1692 - Galaxy
- NGC 1710 - Galaxy
- NGC 1906 - Galaxy
- IC 411 - Galaxy
- IC 2132 - Galaxy
- IC 2151 - Galaxy
- IC 407 - Galaxy
- NGC 1739 - Galaxy
- IC 2125 - Galaxy
- NGC 2131 - Galaxy
- IC 2119 - Galaxy
- NGC 1780 - Galaxy
- IC 437 - Galaxy
- IC 415 - Galaxy
- IC 400 - Galaxy
- IC 422 - Galaxy
- IC 433 - Galaxy
- IC 2139 - Association of Stars
- NGC 1957 - Galaxy
- IC 408 - Double Star
- NGC 2017 - Open Cluster
IC 407 - Spiral Galaxy in Lepus
IC 407 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Lepus constellation. IC 407 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.
- IC 407 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 14.2, IC 407 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 407
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 407 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.
Apparent size of IC 407
The following table reports IC 407 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 407 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 407
The image below is a photograph of IC 407 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).
IC 407 - Spiral Galaxy in Lepus morphological classification
IC 407 - Spiral Galaxy in Lepus is classified as Spiral (SAc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 407 - Spiral Galaxy in Lepus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 407
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 407 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 407 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise ans set times of IC 407 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's IC 407 - Spiral Galaxy in Lepus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):