IC 4007 is an elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices, 1.2 billion light-years away
IC 4007 (PGC 3800218) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 1.2 billion light-years away. It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 20″ × 12″ of sky, about 118,700 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
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 4007 from Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix
IC 4007
COMA BERENICES
IC 4007 lies 9.0° north of Vindemiatrix , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4007 is highest in the evening in May
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JAN at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -61° 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 70°S, and never sets north of 70°N.
IC 4007 is 1.2 billion light-years away
The light seen from IC 4007 tonight left it about 1.2 billion years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4007
263 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4170 NED01, elliptical galaxy, 1.7° M64 Black Eye Galaxy, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.9° M53 Messier 53, globular cluster, 3.5° NGC 5012, late spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 5053, globular cluster, 4.5° NGC 5016, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 4651 Umbrella Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 4710, lenticular galaxy, 5.4°
IC 4007 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 4007, PGC 3800218, 2MASX J13000700+1957531, SDSS J130006.99+195752.8 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 00.1m Declination (J2000) +19° 58′ Magnitude 16.0 Apparent size 20″ × 12″ Position angle 146° True size 118,700 light-years Distance 1.2 billion light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 24,480 km/s, redshift 0.08528 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
