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IC 460 - Galaxy in Lynx

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 11.73°   Az: 3.28°   Direction: North

IC 460 is a Galaxy in the Lynx constellation. IC 460 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere. Given its B magnitude of 15.4, IC 460 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of IC 460 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 460 - Galaxy in Lynx star
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DSS2 image of IC 460 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.85 arcmin) and minor (0.49 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 12m 38s
+50° 09’ 35”
12h 20m 02s
19h 32m 40s

J2000

07h 10m 44s
+50° 12’ 08”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 460 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 460 - Galaxy in Lynx star
Simplified finder chart for IC 460 - Galaxy in Lynx.

Finder chart IC 460 - Galaxy in Lynx star
Simplified finder chart for IC 460 - Galaxy in Lynx.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 460 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).

15.4
11.88
11.32
10.92

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 460.

23.77 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports IC 460 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 460 is a visual representation of it.
0.85 arcmin
0.49 arcmin
178°

Rise and Set Times

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

IC 460 - Galaxy in Lynx is circumpolar and transits at 03:57 UTC (altitude: 88.7°)