IC 4326 is a late spiral galaxy in Hydra
IC 4326 (ESO 445-038) is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1′ × 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 4326 from π Hya
π Hya
IC 4326
HYDRA
IC 4326 lies 4.9° southwest of π Hya , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4326 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -8° 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: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -68° 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: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -76° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 14° 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: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -80° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 76° 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: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -20° 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 4326 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4326
95 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4329, lenticular galaxy, 41′ NGC 5291, lenticular galaxy, 48′ NGC 5302, lenticular galaxy, 53′ NGC 5292, early spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5264, barred irregular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5328, elliptical galaxy, 1.5° NGC 5357, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° IC 4351, spiral galaxy, 2.1°
IC 4326 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations IC 4326, ESO 445-038, 2MASX J13482148-2937349, ESO-LV 445-0380, IRAS 13454-2922, MCG -05-33-012, PGC 048966 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 48.4m Declination (J2000) -29° 38′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 48″ Position angle 166° Radial velocity 4,530 km/s, redshift 0.01522 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
