IC 4322 is a lenticular galaxy in Bootes
IC 4322 (PGC 048635) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 41″ × 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 4322 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4322
BOöTES
IC 4322 lies 9.6° northwest of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4322 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: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 4° 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: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -72° 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 4322 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4322
62 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4322 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 4322, PGC 048635, 2MASX J13434413+2523318, SDSS J134344.15+252331.7 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 43.7m Declination (J2000) +25° 24′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 41″ × 30″ Position angle 71° Radial velocity 8,026 km/s, redshift 0.02714 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
