IC 4214 is a barred spiral galaxy in Centaurus, 110 million light-years away
IC 4214 (ESO 444-005) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus , 110 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.4 and spans 3′ × 1.8′ of sky, about 94,500 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 4214 from Kulou
Kulou
IC 4214
CENTAURUS
IC 4214 lies 4.6° north of Kulou , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4214 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -31° 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: -73° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 30° 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: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -16° 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 58°N, and never sets south of 58°S.
IC 4214 is 110 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4214 tonight left it about 110 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4214
81 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5124, elliptical galaxy, 2.4° NGC 5161, late spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 5135, early spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5193, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5063, early spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 4936, elliptical galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5152, barred spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5153, elliptical galaxy, 3.3°
IC 4214 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4214, ESO 444-005, 2MASX J13174267-3206061, ESO-LV 444-0050, IRAS 13149-3150, MCG -05-31-043, PGC 046304 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBa) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 17.7m Declination (J2000) -32° 06′ Magnitude 11.4 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3′ × 1.8′ Position angle 165° True size 94,500 light-years Distance 110 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,294 km/s, redshift 0.00768 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
