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Other deep sky objects in Ara
- NGC 6397 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6250 - Star Cluster + Nebula
- NGC 6167 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6164 - Nebula
- NGC 6165 - Nebula
- IC 4651 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6208 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6200 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6204 - Open Cluster
- NGC 6362 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6352 - Globular Cluster
- NGC 6253 - Open Cluster
- IC 1266 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6215 - Galaxy
- NGC 6326 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6156 - Galaxy
- NGC 6305 - Galaxy
- IC 4646 - Galaxy
- NGC 6300 - Galaxy
- NGC 6328 - Galaxy
- IC 4653 - Galaxy
- IC 4642 - Planetary Nebula
- NGC 6221 - Galaxy
- IC 4656 - Galaxy
- IC 4652 - Galaxy
- NGC 6215A - Galaxy
- NGC 6188 (Rim Nebula) - Nebula
- IC 4655 - Other Classification
- NGC 6193 - Open Cluster
- IC 4658 - Other Classification
- H13 - Open Cluster
IC 4646 - Spiral Galaxy in Ara
IC 4646 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Ara constellation. IC 4646 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern emisphere.
- IC 4646 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. See also rise and set times.
- Given its B magnitude of 12.65, IC 4646 is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 4646
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4646 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 4646.
Apparent size of IC 4646
The following table reports IC 4646 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4646 is a visual representation of it.Digitized Sky Survey image of IC 4646
The image below is a photograph of IC 4646 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 4646 - Spiral Galaxy in Ara morphological classification
IC 4646 - Spiral Galaxy in Ara is classified as Spiral (SAc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 4646 - Spiral Galaxy in Ara 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 4646
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4646 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4646 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 4646 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
IC 4646 - Spiral Galaxy in Ara is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]