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IC 4285 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 8.22°   Az: 2.39°   Direction: North

IC 4285 is a Galaxy in the Canes Venatici constellation. IC 4285 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 17.88, IC 4285 is visible only through long exposure photography.

The image below is a photograph of IC 4285 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 4285 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici star
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DSS2 image of IC 4285 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.32 arcmin) and minor (0.17 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 32m 49s
+46° 41’ 34”
12h 13m 46s
01h 46m 35s

J2000

13h 31m 45s
+46° 49’ 17”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4285 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 4285 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici.

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Finder chart for IC 4285 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4285 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).

17.88

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 4285.

24.1 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 4285 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4285 is a visual representation of it.
0.32 arcmin
0.17 arcmin
92°

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 4285 - Galaxy in Canes Venatici is circumpolar and transits at 04:18 UTC (altitude: 85.2°)