IC 5109 - Elliptical Galaxy in Indus
IC 5109 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Indus constellation. IC 5109 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 5109 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).
Key facts about IC 5109
IC 5109 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
Altitude: -35.8°
Azimuth: 176.7°
Direction: South
See also IC 5109 rise and set times.
Given its B magnitude of 14.66, IC 5109 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.
Photometric information of IC 5109
The following table lists the magnitude of IC 5109 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).
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 5109.
Apparent size of IC 5109
The following table reports IC 5109 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 5109 is a visual representation of it.IC 5109 - Elliptical Galaxy in Indus morphological classification
IC 5109 - Elliptical Galaxy in Indus is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 5109 - Elliptical Galaxy in Indus in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY
Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 5109
Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 5109 are provided in the following table:
The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 5109 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.
Rise and set times of IC 5109 from your location
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
IC 5109 - Elliptical Galaxy in Indus is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom