IC 4354 is a late spiral galaxy in Virgo
IC 4354 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1.4′ × 18″. 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 4354 from Spica
Spica
IC 4354
VIRGO
IC 4354 lies 8.3° east of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4354 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -79° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -37° 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 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
The distance to IC 4354 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4354
24 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4354 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 4354, 2MASX J13583078-1236185, IRAS 13558-1221, MCG -02-36-001, PGC 049731 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 58.5m Declination (J2000) -12° 36′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 18″ Position angle 106° Radial velocity 11,564 km/s, redshift 0.03934 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
