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IC 5073 - Galaxy in Pavo

Altitude: -35.7°   Azimuth: 190.0°   Direction: South

IC 5073 is a Galaxy in the Pavo constellation. IC 5073 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 5073 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 5073 -  Galaxy in Pavo star
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DSS2 image of IC 5073 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.18 arcmin) and minor (0.91 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 5073

IC 5073
Galaxy
Pavo

IC 5073 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -35.7°
Azimuth: 190.0°
Direction: South

See also IC 5073 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 14.87, IC 5073 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

Available Resources for IC 5073 - Galaxy in Pavo

Photometric information of IC 5073

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 5073 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).

14.87
12.71
11.75
11.24

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 5073.

23.76 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 5073

The following table reports IC 5073 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 5073 is a visual representation of it.
1.18 arcmin
0.91 arcmin
50°

IC 5073 - Galaxy in Pavo morphological classification

IC 5073 - Galaxy in Pavo 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 5073 - Galaxy in Pavo in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 5073 - Galaxy in Pavo
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 5073 - Galaxy in Pavo, .
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 5073

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 5073 are provided in the following table:

21h 03m 20s
-72° 41’ 16”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5073 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 5073 -  Galaxy in Pavo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5073 - Galaxy in Pavo.

Finder chart IC 5073 -  Galaxy in Pavo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 5073 - Galaxy in Pavo.

Rise and set times of IC 5073 from your location

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

IC 5073 - Galaxy in Pavo is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom