IC 2631 is a nebula in Chamaeleon
IC 2631 (HD 97300) is a nebula in the constellation Chamaeleon . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in April.
Nebula: a cloud of gas and dust. Emission nebulae glow on their own, lit by ultraviolet light from hot young stars; reflection nebulae shine by starlight scattered from dust; dark nebulae block the light behind them.
Finding IC 2631 from Miaplacidus
Miaplacidus
IC 2631
CHAMAELEON
IC 2631 lies 10.7° southeast of Miaplacidus , the magnitude 1.7 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 2631 is highest in the evening in April
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -55° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -62° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -69° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -73° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -66° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -60° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
20-40°
40-60°
overhead-ish
The chart gives its height above the horizon at 9 pm through the year, from 60°N to 40°S. It can be seen from the whole southern hemisphere and north to about 13°N, and never sets south of 13°S.
The distance to IC 2631 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 2631
9 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3620, barred spiral galaxy, 32′ IC 3104, barred irregular galaxy, 4.7° NGC 3195, planetary nebula, 5.1° NGC 3059, barred spiral galaxy, 5.7° NGC 2915, barred spiral galaxy, 6.0°
IC 2631 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Chamaeleon Designations IC 2631, HD 97300 Type nebula Right ascension (J2000) 11h 09.9m Declination (J2000) -76° 37′ Best with Telescope Best month April Catalog page IC 2501 to 3000
