IC 4350 is a lenticular galaxy in Hydra, 212 million light-years away
IC 4350 (ESO 510-022) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra , 212 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.9′ × 42″ of sky, about 115,700 light-years across. 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 4350 from π Hya
π Hya
IC 4350
HYDRA
IC 4350 lies 2.5° northwest of π Hya , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4350 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -55° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -64° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -54° 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: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -80° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -25° 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: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -80° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 56° 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: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -24° 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 65°N, and never sets south of 65°S.
IC 4350 is 212 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4350 tonight left it about 212 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4350
46 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5328, elliptical galaxy, 3.4° IC 4351, spiral galaxy, 4.1° IC 4310, lenticular galaxy, 4.2° NGC 5357, elliptical galaxy, 5.1° NGC 5464, barred spiral galaxy, 5.2° IC 4329, lenticular galaxy, 5.4° NGC 5302, lenticular galaxy, 5.6° NGC 5291, lenticular galaxy, 5.6°
IC 4350 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations IC 4350, ESO 510-022, 2MASX J13571393-2514451, ESO-LV 510-0220, MCG -04-33-019, PGC 049628 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 57.2m Declination (J2000) -25° 15′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.9′ × 42″ Position angle 133° True size 115,700 light-years Distance 212 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 6,079 km/s, redshift 0.02048 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
