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IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo

Altitude: -51.5°   Azimuth: 142.6°   Direction: South-East

IC 4710 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Pavo constellation. IC 4710 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of IC 4710 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 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo star
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DSS2 image of IC 4710 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.49 arcmin) and minor (2.99 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 4710

IC 4710
Galaxy
Pavo

IC 4710 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -51.5°
Azimuth: 142.6°
Direction: South-East

See also IC 4710 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 12.53, IC 4710 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.

Available Resources for IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo

Photometric information of IC 4710

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4710 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).

12.53
11.32
10.94
10.63

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 4710.

23.82 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 4710

The following table reports IC 4710 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4710 is a visual representation of it.
3.49 arcmin
2.99 arcmin

IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo morphological classification

IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo is classified as Spiral (SAm) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo, Spiral (SAm).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4710

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4710 are provided in the following table:

18h 28m 37s
-66° 58’ 55”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4710 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 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo.

Finder chart IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo.

Rise and set times of IC 4710 from your location

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

IC 4710 - Spiral Galaxy in Pavo is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom