IC 4299 is an early spiral galaxy in Centaurus
IC 4299 (ESO 383-042) is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 12.6 and spans 1.9′ × 48″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, 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 4299 from Kulou
Kulou
IC 4299
CENTAURUS
IC 4299 lies 4.2° northeast of Kulou , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4299 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -62° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -71° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -11° 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: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -77° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 14° 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: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -77° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -13° 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: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -15° 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 56°N, and never sets south of 56°S.
The distance to IC 4299 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4299
67 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4296, elliptical galaxy, 6′ NGC 5193, elliptical galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5188, spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5161, late spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 5253, barred spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5292, early spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5102, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 5063, early spiral galaxy, 4.0°
IC 4299 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4299, ESO 383-042, 2MASX J13364758-3403572, ESO-LV 383-0420, MCG -06-30-017, PGC 048057 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 36.8m Declination (J2000) -34° 04′ Magnitude 12.6 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.9′ × 48″ Position angle 58° Radial velocity 4,003 km/s, redshift 0.01344 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
