Barred spiral galaxy · Gemini
IC 2199 IC 2199 group
mag 13.61′ across
About
IC 2199, the IC 2199 group, is a barred spiral galaxy of magnitude 13.6 in Gemini, about 1′ across.
How to find it
- IC 2199 is in the constellation Gemini.
- Best evenings: around late February it is highest at about 9 pm (10 pm in summer time); a month earlier, two hours later.
- Where on Earth: it is seen well, at least 10° up, from north of 49° S.
When it rises and sets tonight, how high it climbs and how much the Moon gets in the way are worked out in your browser for your place.
What you will see
- EyesNot visible to the naked eye.
- Binoculars (10×50)Too faint for binoculars.
- Telescope (6–8 inch)Very hard or out of reach: it needs a dark sky and a larger telescope, or a camera.
For a dark country sky with no Moon. From a city, faint galaxies and nebulae can disappear completely.
Facts
| Designations | IC 2199, PGC 21328, UGC 3915 |
|---|---|
| Type | Barred spiral galaxy (SBbc) |
| Magnitude | 13.6The smaller the number, the brighter. |
| Apparent size | 1′ × 36″position angle 26°; the full Moon is 31′ across |
| Surface brightness | 21.9 mag/arcsec²Average over its disc, in the blue band: the lower the number, the easier it is to see. |
| Constellation | Gemini |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 07h 34m 55.7s |
| Declination (J2000) | +31° 16′ 34″ |
Sources and credits
Catalog data: OpenNGC by Mattia Verga, CC BY-SA 4.0, and d3-celestial by Olaf Frohn, BSD 3-Clause. All data sources →