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NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans

Altitude: -50.8°   Azimuth: 179.8°   Direction: South

NGC 2573 is a Spiral Galaxy in the Octans constellation. NGC 2573 is situated close to the southern celestial pole and, as such, it is easilty visible for most part of the year from the southern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 2573 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 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans star
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DSS2 image of NGC 2573 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (1.92 arcmin) and minor (0.74 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Key facts about NGC 2573

NGC 2573
Galaxy
Octans

NGC 2573 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.

Altitude: -50.8°
Azimuth: 179.8°
Direction: South

See also NGC 2573 rise and set times.

Given its B magnitude of 14.15, NGC 2573 is visible with the help of a telescope having an aperture of 14 inches (350mm) or more.

Available Resources for NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans

Photometric information of NGC 2573

The following table lists the magnitude of NGC 2573 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).

14.15
11.58
10.91
10.85

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 2573.

23.47 mag/arcsec2

Apparent size of NGC 2573

The following table reports NGC 2573 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 2573 is a visual representation of it.
1.92 arcmin
0.74 arcmin
78°

NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans morphological classification

NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans is classified as Spiral (SAc) according to the Hubble and de Vaucouleurs galaxy morphological classification. The diagram below shows a visual representation of the position of NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans in the Hubble de Vaucouleurs sequence.

NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans
Visualization of the morphological classification of NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans, Spiral (SAc).
Credits for the background image: Antonio Ciccolella / M. De Leo / CC BY

Celestial coordinates and finder chart of NGC 2573

Celestial coordinates for the J2000 equinox of NGC 2573 are provided in the following table:

01h 41m 36s
-89° 20’ 03”

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 2573 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 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans.

Finder chart NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans star
Simplified finder chart for NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans.

Rise and set times of NGC 2573 from your location

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

NGC 2573 - Spiral Galaxy in Octans is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom