IC 4263 is a barred spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, 124 million light-years away
IC 4263 (PGC 047270) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici , 124 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1.7′ × 24″ of sky, about 61,500 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 4263 from Alkaid
Alkaid
IC 4263
CANES VENATICI
IC 4263 lies 4.0° southwest of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4263 is highest in the evening in May
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JAN at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 14° 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: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 43°S, and never sets north of 43°N.
IC 4263 is 124 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4263 tonight left it about 124 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4263
49 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, mixed spiral galaxy, 21′ NGC 5198, elliptical galaxy, 23′ NGC 5195 Whirlpool Companion, barred spiral galaxy, 25′ NGC 5023, late spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 5297, late spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 5377, early spiral galaxy, 4.7° M63 Sunflower Galaxy, spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 4800, spiral galaxy, 5.8°
IC 4263 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations IC 4263, PGC 047270, MCG +08-25-007, SDSS J132833.18+465537.8, SDSS J132833.19+465537.9, UGC 08470 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBcd) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 28.6m Declination (J2000) +46° 56′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 24″ Position angle 102° True size 61,500 light-years Distance 124 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,671 km/s, redshift 0.00895 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
