The sky around IC 4098, 3° across, north up IC 4103 IC 4083 IC 4094 IC 4127 IC 4105 IC 4118 IC 4123 IC 4142 IC 4152 IC 4010 IC 4145 IC 4132 IC 4108 IC 4077 IC 4104 IC 4022 IC 4072 IC 4082 NGC 4914 IC 4020 IC 4115 IC 4112 IC 4157 IC 4182 IC 3956 IC 4029 IC 4190 NGC 4868 IC 4013 NGC 4893 IC 4192 IC 3972 NGC 4893A IC 3988 IC 3987 IC 4027 IC 3981 IC 4004 IC 4003 IC 3923 IC 4169 NED01 IC 4169 IC 4169 NED02 IC 4179 IC 3922 IC 4184 IC 3919 IC 3921 IC 3930 IC 3916 IC 3898 IC 4207 IC 3893 IC 3879 IC 3890 IC 3885 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 4098 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

IC 4098 · LEDA 2114739

IC 4098

Barred spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici

Barred spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici.

CANES VENATICI

The box shows where IC 4098 sits in Canes Venatici.

Constellation
Canes VenaticiCVn
Magnitude
16.0visual
Size
31″ × 12″apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Mayat 9 pm
Best with
Large telescope

IC 4098 is a barred spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici

IC 4098 (LEDA 2114739) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici. It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 31″ × 12″. 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 4098 from Cor Caroli

Cor Caroli IC 4098 CANES VENATICI

IC 4098 lies 1.2° east of Cor Caroli, the magnitude 2.9 star. That is within one binocular field.

IC 4098 is highest in the evening in May

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -22° 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: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 22° 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: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -63° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -72° 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 52°S, and never sets north of 52°N.

The distance to IC 4098 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 4098

281 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

IC 4098 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationCanes Venatici
DesignationsIC 4098, LEDA 2114739, 2MASX J13020388+3758511, SDSS J130203.83+375851.2
Typebarred spiral galaxy (SBbc)
Right ascension (J2000)13h 02.1m
Declination (J2000)+37° 59′
Magnitude16.0
Surface brightness23.2 mag/arcmin²
Apparent size31″ × 12″
Position angle112°
Best withLarge telescope
Best monthMay
Catalog pageIC 4001 to 4500