IC 4099 is an elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices
IC 4099 (LEDA 1698322) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 39″ × 24″. 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 4099 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4099
COMA BERENICES
IC 4099 lies 17.7° west of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4099 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -13° 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: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -15° 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: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -21° 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: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -46° 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: 74° 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: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -57° 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: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 49° 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: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -75° 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: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 45° 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: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 16° 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: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 26° 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: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -65° 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 66°S, and never sets north of 66°N.
The distance to IC 4099 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4099
398 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5016, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 5012, late spiral galaxy, 2.4° M64 Black Eye Galaxy, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4747, barred spiral galaxy, 3.0° IC 4170 NED01, elliptical galaxy, 3.0° NGC 4725, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 4789, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4789A, irregular galaxy, 3.6°
IC 4099 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 4099, LEDA 1698322, 2MASX J13022324+2401449, SDSS J130223.22+240144.9 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 02.4m Declination (J2000) +24° 02′ Magnitude 16.0 Surface brightness 24.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 39″ × 24″ Position angle 104° Radial velocity 21,460 km/s, redshift 0.07434 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
