IC 4229 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo
IC 4229 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 48″ × 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 4229 from Spica
Spica
IC 4229
VIRGO
IC 4229 lies 8.8° north of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4229 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: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° 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: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -11° 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: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 26° 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: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° 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: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 11° 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: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 8° 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: -36° 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: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 55° 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: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 62° 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: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -65° 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: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 41° 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: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 75° 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: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -43° 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: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -38° 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: 36° 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: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -12° 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 88°N.
The distance to IC 4229 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4229
49 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5147, late spiral galaxy, 4.6° NGC 5257, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 5258, barred spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 4941, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 4981, spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 4915, elliptical galaxy, 5.6° NGC 4904, late spiral galaxy, 5.9° NGC 4951, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.9°
IC 4229 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 4229, 2MASX J13222614-0225062, IRAS 13198-0209, MCG +00-34-032, PGC 046717, SDSS J132226.12-022505.7, SDSS J132226.13-022505.7, SDSS J132226.13-022505.8 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 22.4m Declination (J2000) -02° 25′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 48″ × 36″ Position angle 15° Radial velocity 6,872 km/s, redshift 0.02319 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
