IC 4287 is a galaxy pair in Coma Berenices
IC 4287 is a galaxy pair in the constellation Coma Berenices . Spans 1′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
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 4287 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4287
COMA BERENICES
IC 4287 lies 11.7° northwest of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4287 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -75° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -70° 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 65°S, and never sets north of 65°N.
The distance to IC 4287 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4287
82 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4287 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 4287 Type galaxy pair Right ascension (J2000) 13h 32.7m Declination (J2000) +25° 26′ Apparent size 1′ Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
