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IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium

Altitude: -66.8°   Azimuth: 112.7°   Direction: East-South-East

IC 4888 is a Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in the Telescopium constellation. IC 4888 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 4888 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 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium star
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DSS2 image of IC 4888 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.14 arcmin) and minor (0.87 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 4888

IC 4888
Galaxy
Telescopium

IC 4888 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -66.8°
Azimuth: 112.7°
Direction: East-South-East

See also IC 4888 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 14.68, IC 4888 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

Available Resources for IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium

Photometric information of IC 4888

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 4888 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).

14.68
12.03
11.38
11.11

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 4888.

23.63 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 4888

The following table reports IC 4888 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 4888 is a visual representation of it.
1.14 arcmin
0.87 arcmin
100°

IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium morphological classification

IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium is classified as Elliptical/Spiral (E-S0) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium, Elliptical/Spiral (E-S0).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 4888

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 4888 are provided in the following table:

19h 44m 52s
-54° 27’ 24”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 4888 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 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium.

Finder chart IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium star
Simplified finder chart for IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium.

Rise and set times of IC 4888 from your location

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

IC 4888 - Elliptical/Spiral Galaxy in Telescopium is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt