IC 4197 is a lenticular galaxy in Hydra
IC 4197 (ESO 508-013) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 12.4 and spans 1.8′ × 1.1′. 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 4197 from Naga
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IC 4197
HYDRA
IC 4197 lies 2.6° west of Naga , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4197 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -23° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 66°N, and never sets south of 66°S.
The distance to IC 4197 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4197
42 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4993, lenticular galaxy, 34′ NGC 5042, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 5085, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5084, lenticular galaxy, 3.4° NGC 5068, late spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 5061, elliptical galaxy, 3.8° NGC 5087, lenticular galaxy, 4.3° NGC 5018, elliptical galaxy, 4.4°
IC 4197 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations IC 4197, ESO 508-013, 2MASX J13080432-2347486, ESO-LV 508-0130, MCG -04-31-036, PGC 045514 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 08.1m Declination (J2000) -23° 48′ Magnitude 12.4 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 1.1′ Position angle 162° Radial velocity 3,012 km/s, redshift 0.0101 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
