IC 4271 NED02 is a galaxy in Canes Venatici
IC 4271 NED02 is a galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 18″ × 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 4271 NED02 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
IC 4271 NED02
CANES VENATICI
IC 4271 NED02 lies 6.6° east of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4271 NED02 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -77° 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 53°S, and never sets north of 53°N.
The distance to IC 4271 NED02 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4271 NED02
201 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5112, barred spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5273, lenticular galaxy, 3.1° NGC 5033, late spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5005, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.7° IC 883, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 5303, spiral galaxy, 3.7° IC 4182, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 5326, early spiral galaxy, 4.7°
IC 4271 NED02 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations IC 4271 NED02 Type galaxy Right ascension (J2000) 13h 29.4m Declination (J2000) +37° 25′ Magnitude 15.0 Apparent size 18″ × 12″ Position angle 141° Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
