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NGC 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini

Above the horizon.  Rise: 23:55 | Tran: 7:34 | Set: 15:09
Alt: 9.63°   Az: 72.77°   Direction: East-North-East

NGC 2411 is a Lenticular Galaxy in the Gemini constellation. NGC 2411 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. Given its B magnitude of 14.6, NGC 2411 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 20 inches (500mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2411 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 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2411 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1 arcmin) and minor (0.65 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

07h 36m 02s
+18° 13’ 33”
17h 29m 54s
01h 05m 56s

J2000

07h 34m 36s
+18° 16’ 53”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2411 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 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini.

Finder chart NGC 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2411 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).

14.6
10.8
10.06
9.79

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 2411.

23.2 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2411 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2411 is a visual representation of it.
1 arcmin
0.65 arcmin
48°

Morphological Classification

NGC 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini is classified as Lenticular (S0-Aa) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini, Lenticular (S0-Aa).
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

Today's NGC 2411 - Lenticular Galaxy in Gemini rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 71.8°
Max altitude: 56.7°
Azimuth: 288.2°