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NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis

Altitude: -15.5°   Azimuth: 137.9°   Direction: South-East

NGC 2310 is a Lenticular Galaxy in the Puppis constellation. NGC 2310 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 NGC 2310 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 NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2310 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (4.52 arcmin) and minor (0.95 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 2310

NGC 2310
Galaxy
Puppis

NGC 2310 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.

Altitude: -15.5°
Azimuth: 137.9°
Direction: South-East

See also NGC 2310 rise and set times.

Given its visual magnitude of 11.76, NGC 2310 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis

Photometric information of NGC 2310

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2310 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).

12.68
11.76
9.39
8.72
8.48

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 2310.

23.85 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of NGC 2310

The following table reports NGC 2310 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2310 is a visual representation of it.
4.52 arcmin
0.95 arcmin
46°

NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis morphological classification

NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis 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 NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis, Lenticular (S0).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 2310

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2310 are provided in the following table:

06h 53m 53s
-40° 51’ 44”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2310 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 NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis.

Finder chart NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis.

Rise and set times of NGC 2310 from your location

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

NGC 2310 - Lenticular Galaxy in Puppis is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt