IC 4101 is a star in Canes Venatici
IC 4101 is a star in the constellation Canes Venatici . 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 4101 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
IC 4101
CANES VENATICI
IC 4101 lies 2.0° northeast of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. That is within one binocular field.
IC 4101 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 54° 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: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -8° 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: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -79° 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: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -62° 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 50°S, and never sets north of 50°N.
The distance to IC 4101 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4101
278 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4182, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 2.4° M94 Cat's Eye Galaxy, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4914, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° NGC 4868, early spiral galaxy, 2.7° M63 Sunflower Galaxy, spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5005, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5112, barred spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 5033, late spiral galaxy, 4.0°
IC 4101 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations IC 4101, SDSS J130213.74+395625.2 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 13h 02.2m Declination (J2000) +39° 56′ Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
