IC 4217 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo
IC 4217 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 41″ × 36″. 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 4217 from Spica
Spica
IC 4217
VIRGO
IC 4217 lies 2.8° southwest of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4217 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -71° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 77° 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: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -34° 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 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
The distance to IC 4217 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4217
79 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5079, barred spiral galaxy, 45′ NGC 5077, elliptical galaxy, 45′ NGC 5105, late spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4984, lenticular galaxy, 3.1° NGC 5044, elliptical galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5037, early spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 5054, spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4933B, lenticular galaxy, 3.6°
IC 4217 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 4217, 2MASX J13171328-1309142, MCG -02-34-014, PGC 046275 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 17.2m Declination (J2000) -13° 09′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 41″ × 36″ Position angle 30° Radial velocity 6,900 km/s, redshift 0.02328 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
