IC 4202 is a spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, 368 million light-years away
IC 4202 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 368 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.7′ × 18″ of sky, about 186,400 light-years across. 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 4202 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4202
COMA BERENICES
IC 4202 lies 16.5° northwest of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4202 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: 31° 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: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -2° 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: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -15° 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: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -28° 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: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -49° 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°: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 64° 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°: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 54° 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: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 44° 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: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 24° 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: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 65°S, and never sets north of 65°N.
IC 4202 is 368 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4202 tonight left it about 368 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4202
311 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, 1.0° NGC 5012, late spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 4921, early spiral galaxy, 3.6° IC 4170 NED01, elliptical galaxy, 3.6° NGC 4839, elliptical galaxy, 3.7° NGC 4889, elliptical galaxy, 3.8° NGC 4874, elliptical galaxy, 3.8° NGC 4747, barred spiral galaxy, 3.9°
IC 4202 catalog data
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Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 4202, 2MASX J13083158+2442030, IRAS 13060+2458, MCG +04-31-008, PGC 045549, SDSS J130831.57+244202.7, UGC 08220 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 08.5m Declination (J2000) +24° 42′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 18″ Position angle 142° True size 186,400 light-years Distance 368 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 7,038 km/s, redshift 0.02376 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
