IC 4247 is a spiral galaxy in Centaurus, 17 million light-years away
IC 4247 (ESO 444-034, ESO-LV 444-0340) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus , 17 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.2 and spans 1.4′ × 30″ of sky, about 6,620 light-years across. 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 4247 from Kulou
Kulou
IC 4247
CENTAURUS
IC 4247 lies 6.5° north of Kulou , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4247 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: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -58° 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: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -50° 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: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -10° 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°: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 37° 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°: -56° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 51° 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: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -18° 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 60°N, and never sets south of 60°S.
IC 4247 is 17 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4247 tonight left it about 17 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4247
100 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, 25′ NGC 5135, early spiral galaxy, 34′ NGC 5152, barred spiral galaxy, 47′ NGC 5153, elliptical galaxy, 47′ M83 South Pinwheel Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 5182, spiral galaxy, 2.4° IC 4214, barred spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5161, late spiral galaxy, 2.9°
IC 4247 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4247, ESO 444-034, ESO-LV 444-0340, MCG -05-32-017, PGC 047073 Type spiral galaxy (S) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 26.7m Declination (J2000) -30° 22′ Magnitude 14.2 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 30″ Position angle 154° True size 6,620 light-years Distance 17 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 369 km/s, redshift 0.00123 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
