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public Observing fromLocation: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt
SunriseRise: 6:01  
clear_day Transit: 12:58  
SunsetSet: 19:56
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IC 5005 - Galaxy in Capricornus

Altitude: -28.7°   Azimuth: 96.3°   Direction: East

IC 5005 is a Galaxy in the Capricornus constellation. IC 5005 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 5005 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 5005 -  Galaxy in Capricornus star
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DSS2 image of IC 5005 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.36 arcmin) and minor (0.99 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 5005

IC 5005
Galaxy
Capricornus

IC 5005 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -28.7°
Azimuth: 96.3°
Direction: East

See also IC 5005 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 13.58, IC 5005 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

Available Resources for IC 5005 - Galaxy in Capricornus

Photometric information of IC 5005

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 5005 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).

13.58
11.28
10.47
10.41

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 5005.

22.76 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 5005

The following table reports IC 5005 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 5005 is a visual representation of it.
1.36 arcmin
0.99 arcmin
62°

IC 5005 - Galaxy in Capricornus morphological classification

IC 5005 - Galaxy in Capricornus is classified as according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 5005 - Galaxy in Capricornus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 5005 - Galaxy in Capricornus
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 5005 - Galaxy in Capricornus, .
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 5005

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 5005 are provided in the following table:

20h 25m 19s
-25° 49’ 45”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5005 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 5005 -  Galaxy in Capricornus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5005 - Galaxy in Capricornus.

Finder chart IC 5005 -  Galaxy in Capricornus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5005 - Galaxy in Capricornus.

Rise and set times of IC 5005 from your location

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

Today's IC 5005 - Galaxy in Capricornus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.8°
Max altitude: 12.7°
Azimuth: 244.2°