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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:19 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:32
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IC 4624 - Galaxy in Hercules

Altitude: 20.1°   Azimuth: 273.0°   Direction: West

IC 4624 is a Galaxy in the Hercules constellation. IC 4624 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.

The image below is a photograph of IC 4624 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).

Image of IC 4624 - Galaxy in Hercules star
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DSS2 image of IC 4624 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.47 arcmin) and minor (0.32 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 4624

IC 4624
Galaxy
Hercules

IC 4624 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: 20.1°
Azimuth: 273.0°
Direction: West

See also IC 4624 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 15.71, IC 4624 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for IC 4624 - Galaxy in Hercules

Photometric information of IC 4624

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4624 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).

15.71

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 4624.

23.17 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 4624

The following table reports IC 4624 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4624 is a visual representation of it.
0.47 arcmin
0.32 arcmin
115°

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4624

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4624 are provided in the following table:

16h 51m 33s
+17° 26’ 56”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4624 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 4624 - Galaxy in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4624 - Galaxy in Hercules.

Finder chart IC 4624 - Galaxy in Hercules star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4624 - Galaxy in Hercules.

Rise and set times of IC 4624 from your location

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

Today's IC 4624 - Galaxy in Hercules rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.6°
Max altitude: 56.0°
Azimuth: 287.4°