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IC 4180 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hydra

Above the horizon.  Rise: 18:54 | Tran: 22:36 | Set: 2:23
Alt: 0.40°   Az: 228.45°   Direction: South-West

IC 4180 is a Lenticular Galaxy in the Hydra constellation. IC 4180 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 13.6, IC 4180 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of IC 4180 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 4180 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hydra star
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DSS2 image of IC 4180 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.38 arcmin) and minor (1.02 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 08m 18s
-24° 03’ 08”
03h 40m 08s
16h 48m 26s

J2000

13h 06m 56s
-23° 55’ 01”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4180 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for IC 4180 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hydra.

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Finder chart for IC 4180 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hydra.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4180 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).

13.6
10.57
9.87
9.6

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 4180.

23.14 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 4180 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4180 is a visual representation of it.
1.38 arcmin
1.02 arcmin
163°

Morphological Classification

IC 4180 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hydra is classified as Lenticular (S0-Aa) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 4180 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hydra in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 4180 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hydra
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 4180 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hydra, Lenticular (S0-Aa).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

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

Today's IC 4180 - Lenticular Galaxy in Hydra rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 114.1°
Max altitude: 14.5°
Azimuth: 245.9°