IC 4053 is a star in Coma Berenices
IC 4053 is a star in the constellation Coma Berenices . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding IC 4053 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4053
COMA BERENICES
IC 4053 lies 17.8° west of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4053 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 28° 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: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -64° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 67°S, and never sets north of 67°N.
The distance to IC 4053 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4053
390 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M64 Black Eye Galaxy, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.6° IC 4170 NED01, elliptical galaxy, 2.1° NGC 5012, late spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 5016, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 4725, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4747, barred spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4789, lenticular galaxy, 4.4° NGC 4789A, irregular galaxy, 4.5°
IC 4053 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 4053, SDSS J130101.30+225528.9 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 13h 01.0m Declination (J2000) +22° 55′ Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
