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IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo

Altitude: -68.0°   Azimuth: 241.1°   Direction: West-South-West

IC 4716 is a Barred Spiral Galaxy in the Pavo constellation. IC 4716 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 4716 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 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo star
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DSS2 image of IC 4716 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.69 arcmin) and minor (0.32 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 4716

IC 4716
Galaxy
Pavo

IC 4716 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -68.0°
Azimuth: 241.1°
Direction: West-South-West

See also IC 4716 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 15.98, IC 4716 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo

Photometric information of IC 4716

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4716 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).

15.98
13.71
13.11
13.03

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 4716.

23.25 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 4716

The following table reports IC 4716 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4716 is a visual representation of it.
0.69 arcmin
0.32 arcmin
98°

IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo morphological classification

IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo is classified as Barred Spiral (Bbc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo, Barred Spiral (Bbc).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4716

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4716 are provided in the following table:

18h 32m 44s
-56° 57’ 42”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4716 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 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo.

Finder chart IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo.

Rise and set times of IC 4716 from your location

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

IC 4716 - Barred Spiral Galaxy in Pavo is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom