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public Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Timezone: Europe/London
Sunrise: 5:26 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:25
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IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus

Altitude: -17.3°   Azimuth: 90.0°   Direction: East

IC 51 is a Lenticular Galaxy in the Cetus constellation. IC 51 is situated close to the celestial equator and, as such, it is at least partly visible from both hemispheres in certain times of the year.

The image below is a photograph of IC 51 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 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus star
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DSS2 image of IC 51 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.7 arcmin) and minor (1.11 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 51

IC 51
Galaxy
Cetus

IC 51 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -17.3°
Azimuth: 90.0°
Direction: East

See also IC 51 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 13.41, IC 51 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.

Available Resources for IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus

Photometric information of IC 51

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 51 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).

13.41
11.26
10.61
10.25

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 51.

23.63 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 51

The following table reports IC 51 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 51 is a visual representation of it.
1.7 arcmin
1.11 arcmin
55°

IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus morphological classification

IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus is classified as Lenticular (S0) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus, Lenticular (S0).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 51

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 51 are provided in the following table:

00h 46m 23s
-13° 26’ 33”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 51 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 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus.

Finder chart IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus star
Simplified finder chart for IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus.

Rise and set times of IC 51 from your location

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

Today's IC 51 - Lenticular Galaxy in Cetus rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.4°
Max altitude: 25.1°
Azimuth: 256.6°