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public LocationGreenwich, United Kingdom
TimezoneEurope/London
Sunrise: 5:24 
Transit: 12:55 
Sunset: 20:27
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IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater

Altitude: -44.9°   Azimuth: 22.4°   Direction: North-North-East

IC 723 is a Irregular Galaxy in the Crater constellation. IC 723 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 723 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 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater star
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DSS2 image of IC 723 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.8 arcmin) and minor (0.62 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 723

IC 723
Galaxy
Crater

IC 723 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -44.9°
Azimuth: 22.4°
Direction: North-North-East

See also IC 723 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 15.5, IC 723 is visible only through long exposure photography.

Available Resources for IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater

Photometric information of IC 723

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 723 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).

15.5
12.21
11.59
11.34

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 723.

22.7 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 723

The following table reports IC 723 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 723 is a visual representation of it.
0.8 arcmin
0.62 arcmin
149°

IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater morphological classification

IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater is classified as Irregular (I) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater, Irregular (I).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 723

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 723 are provided in the following table:

11h 42m 57s
-08° 19’ 56”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 723 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 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater star
Simplified finder chart for IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater.

Finder chart IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater star
Simplified finder chart for IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater.

Rise and set times of IC 723 from your location

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

Today's IC 723 - Irregular Galaxy in Crater rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 98.3°
Max altitude: 30.2°
Azimuth: 261.7°