---
title: "IC 2115"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/ic-2115"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. IC 2115 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ic-2115"
---

# IC 2115

IC 2115 is a [star](https://spacecatalog.org/stars) in the constellation [Dorado](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/dorado), shining at apparent magnitude 11.27 (V). Other catalogues list it as 2MASS J04570882-6623251, HD 268726 and TYC 8889-603-1, among 5 designations in total.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Star
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 11.27 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Dorado](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/dorado) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | Star |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 11.27 |
| CONSTELLATION | Dorado |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 04h 57m 08.7s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | −66° 23′ 24.7″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Surface temperature | 18 750 K |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 2.5 |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Apparent magnitude (B) | 11.39 |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.27 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 11.10 |
| Apparent magnitude (H band) | 11.08 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 10.97 |

### OTHER NAMES AND NUMBERS

The identifiers other catalogues file this object under, for anyone joining this data to theirs.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| OpenNGC type code | \* |
| Wikidata item | Q3692165 |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Stellar parameters from | Spectroscopic determinations compiled from the literature (PASTEL, Soubiran+ 2016) |

## Also known as

- 2MASS: 2MASS J04570882-6623251
- HD: HD 268726
- IC: IC 2115
- TYC: TYC 8889-603-1
- UCAC2: UCAC2 2670877

## Source

[OpenNGC](https://github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-openngc

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. IC 2115 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/ic-2115

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_ic-2115,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{IC 2115}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/ic-2115},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from OpenNGC.}
}
```

OpenNGC — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: OpenNGC, Mattia Verga (github.com/mattiaverga/OpenNGC). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/ic-2115