IC 455 - Lenticular Galaxy
IC 455 is a Lenticular Galaxy in the Cepheus constellation. IC 455 is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere.
- IC 455 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. Its current altitude is 51° above the horizon. See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 14.3, IC 455 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 455
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 455 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 455.
Apparent size of IC 455
The following table reports IC 455 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 455 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 455
The image below is a photograph of IC 455 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 455 - Lenticular Galaxy morphological classification
IC 455 - Lenticular Galaxy is classified as Lenticular (S0) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 455 - Lenticular Galaxy 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 455
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 455 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 455 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 455 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
IC 455 - Lenticular Galaxy is circumpolar and transits at 10:33 UTC (altitude: 55.9°)