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IC 5044 - Galaxy in Pavo

Altitude: -36.3°   Azimuth: 193.9°   Direction: South-South-West

IC 5044 is a Galaxy in the Pavo constellation. IC 5044 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 5044 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 5044 - Galaxy in Pavo star
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DSS2 image of IC 5044 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.64 arcmin) and minor (0.44 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 5044

IC 5044
Galaxy
Pavo

IC 5044 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -36.3°
Azimuth: 193.9°
Direction: South-South-West

See also IC 5044 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 15.51, IC 5044 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for IC 5044 - Galaxy in Pavo

Photometric information of IC 5044

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 5044 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).

15.51

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 5044.

23.31 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 5044

The following table reports IC 5044 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 5044 is a visual representation of it.
0.64 arcmin
0.44 arcmin
99°

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 5044

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 5044 are provided in the following table:

20h 50m 41s
-71° 53’ 57”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5044 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 5044 - Galaxy in Pavo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5044 - Galaxy in Pavo.

Finder chart IC 5044 - Galaxy in Pavo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5044 - Galaxy in Pavo.

Rise and set times of IC 5044 from your location

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

IC 5044 - Galaxy in Pavo is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom