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NGC 2822 - Elliptical Galaxy in Carina

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -63.34°   Az: 148.79°   Direction: South-South-East

NGC 2822 is a Elliptical Galaxy in the Carina constellation. NGC 2822 is situated south of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the southern hemisphere. Given its visual magnitude of 12.01, NGC 2822 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 8 inches (200mm) or more.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2822 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 2822 - Elliptical Galaxy in Carina star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2822 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (3.96 arcmin) and minor (2.72 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

09h 14m 07s
-69° 45’ 01”
14h 48m 48s
00h 02m 55s

J2000

09h 13m 50s
-69° 38’ 40”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2822 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 2822 - Elliptical Galaxy in Carina.

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Finder chart for NGC 2822 - Elliptical Galaxy in Carina.

Photometric Information

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2822 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).

11.64
12.01

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 2822.

23.39 mag/arcsec2

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 2822 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2822 is a visual representation of it.
3.96 arcmin
2.72 arcmin
94°

Morphological Classification

NGC 2822 - Elliptical Galaxy in Carina is classified as Elliptical (E) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 2822 - Elliptical Galaxy in Carina in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 2822 - Elliptical Galaxy in Carina
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 2822 - Elliptical Galaxy in Carina, Elliptical (E).
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 2822 - Elliptical Galaxy in Carina is currently not visible from Greenwich, UK