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IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo

Altitude: -15.1°   Azimuth: 291.3°   Direction: West-North-West

IC 992 is a Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in the Virgo constellation. IC 992 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 992 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 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo star
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DSS2 image of IC 992 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (0.88 arcmin) and minor (0.67 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about IC 992

IC 992
Galaxy
Virgo

IC 992 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -15.1°
Azimuth: 291.3°
Direction: West-North-West

See also IC 992 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 14.9, IC 992 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

Available Resources for IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo

Photometric information of IC 992

The following table lists the magnitude of IC 992 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).

14.9
12.77
12.08
11.92

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 992.

23.12 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of IC 992

The following table reports IC 992 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of IC 992 is a visual representation of it.
0.88 arcmin
0.67 arcmin
114°

IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo morphological classification

IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo is classified as Intermediate Spiral (SABb) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo
Visualization of the morphological classification of IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo, Intermediate Spiral (SABb).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of IC 992

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of IC 992 are provided in the following table:

14h 18m 15s
+00° 53’ 27”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of IC 992 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 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo.

Finder chart IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo star
Simplified finder chart for IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo.

Rise and set times of IC 992 from your location

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

Today's IC 992 - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Virgo rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 89.1°
Max altitude: 39.4°
Azimuth: 270.9°