IC 2493 is an elliptical galaxy in Leo Minor, 317 million light-years away
IC 2493 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Leo Minor , 317 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 58″ × 42″ of sky, about 89,500 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in April.
Galaxy: a system of billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity, far outside the Milky Way. Spiral galaxies have a disk with arms; elliptical galaxies are smooth, round or oval swarms of older stars.
Finding IC 2493 from α Lyn
α Lyn
IC 2493
LEO MINOR
IC 2493 lies 4.3° northeast of α Lyn , the magnitude 3.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 2493 is highest in the evening in April
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JAN at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 northern hemisphere and south to about 53°S, and never sets north of 53°N.
IC 2493 is 317 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 2493 tonight left it about 317 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 2493
73 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 2497, barred spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 2859, lenticular galaxy, 3.7° NGC 3003, spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 3021, spiral galaxy, 4.8° NGC 2832, elliptical galaxy, 4.9° NGC 2782, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 2778, elliptical galaxy, 5.4° NGC 2968, early spiral galaxy, 5.6°
IC 2493 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Minor Designations IC 2493, 2MASX J09361758+3721502, MCG +06-21-056, PGC 027322, SDSS J093617.53+372150.3, SDSS J093617.53+372150.4, SDSS J093617.54+372150.4 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 09h 36.3m Declination (J2000) +37° 22′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 58″ × 42″ Position angle 1° True size 89,500 light-years Distance 317 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 6,124 km/s, redshift 0.02064 Best with Large telescope Best month April Catalog page IC 2001 to 2500
