IC 4224 is a barred spiral galaxy in Virgo
IC 4224 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 53″ × 18″. 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 4224 from Spica
Spica
IC 4224
VIRGO
IC 4224 lies 8.8° north of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4224 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -44° 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 87°N.
The distance to IC 4224 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4224
53 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4941, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.8° NGC 4915, elliptical galaxy, 4.8° NGC 5147, late spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 4981, spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 4904, late spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 4951, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 4995, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.8°
IC 4224 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 4224, 2MASX J13190498-0230549, MCG +00-34-027, PGC 046420, SDSS J131905.04-023055.1, SDSS J131905.05-023055.1 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBd) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 19.1m Declination (J2000) -02° 31′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 53″ × 18″ Position angle 99° Radial velocity 5,480 km/s, redshift 0.01845 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
