IC 4238 is an early spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
IC 4238 (LEDA 214106) is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 52″ × 12″. 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 4238 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
IC 4238
CANES VENATICI
IC 4238 lies 9.4° southeast of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4238 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 12° 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: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -73° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 59°S, and never sets north of 59°N.
The distance to IC 4238 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4238
151 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 883, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 3.3° M3 Messier 3, globular cluster, 4.7° NGC 4921, early spiral galaxy, 5.8° NGC 4956, lenticular galaxy, 5.8° NGC 4889, elliptical galaxy, 6.0°
IC 4238 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations IC 4238, LEDA 214106, 2MASX J13235992+3055568, SDSS J132359.95+305556.7, SDSS J132359.96+305556.7 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 24.0m Declination (J2000) +30° 56′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 52″ × 12″ Position angle 29° Radial velocity 6,628 km/s, redshift 0.02236 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
