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NGC 2146A - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 46.78°   Az: 343.93°   Direction: North-North-West

NGC 2146A is a Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in the Camelopardalis constellation. NGC 2146A is situated close to the northern celestial pole and, as such, it is visible for most part of the year from the northern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 12.87, NGC 2146A is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 10 inches (250mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2146A 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 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 2146A - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2146A in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (2.72 arcmin) and minor (1.1 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 27m 59s
+78° 30’ 50”
07h 11m 24s
13h 39m 24s

J2000

06h 23m 54s
+78° 31’ 48”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2146A in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 2146A - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis.

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Finder chart for NGC 2146A - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2146A 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).

13.5
12.87
11.2
10.49
10.43

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 NGC 2146A.

23.68 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2146A apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2146A is a visual representation of it.
2.72 arcmin
1.1 arcmin
32°

Morphological Classification

NGC 2146A - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis is classified as Intermediate Spiral (SABc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 2146A - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 2146A - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 2146A - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis, Intermediate Spiral (SABc).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Rise and Set Times

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

NGC 2146A - Intermediate Spiral Galaxy in Camelopardalis is circumpolar and transits at 14:22 UTC (altitude: 63.0°)