IC 4309 is a spiral galaxy in Hydra
IC 4309 (ESO 444-091) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 46″ × 30″. 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 4309 from Menkent
Menkent
IC 4309
HYDRA
IC 4309 lies 8.9° northwest of Menkent , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4309 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -33° 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: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -75° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -78° 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: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -19° 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.
The distance to IC 4309 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4309
100 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M83 South Pinwheel Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 27′ NGC 5264, barred irregular galaxy, 39′ NGC 5253, barred spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5291, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5292, early spiral galaxy, 2.3° IC 4329, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 5302, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 5182, spiral galaxy, 2.3°
IC 4309 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations IC 4309, ESO 444-091, 2MASX J13385002-2939457, ESO-LV 444-0910, PGC 048250 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 38.8m Declination (J2000) -29° 40′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 46″ × 30″ Position angle 132° Radial velocity 11,792 km/s, redshift 0.04014 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
