IC 4357 is a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
IC 4357 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 56″ × 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 4357 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4357
CANES VENATICI
IC 4357 lies 13.1° north of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4357 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 7° 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: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -6° 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: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -79° 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 58°S, and never sets north of 58°N.
The distance to IC 4357 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4357
87 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5375, barred spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5444, elliptical galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5466, globular cluster, 3.5° NGC 5533, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.3° M3 Messier 3, globular cluster, 5.3° NGC 5273, lenticular galaxy, 5.4° NGC 5395, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.5°
IC 4357 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations IC 4357, 2MASX J14004369+3153392, MCG +05-33-040, PGC 049879, SDSS J140043.65+315339.0, UGC 08926 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 00.7m Declination (J2000) +31° 54′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 56″ × 30″ Position angle 67° Radial velocity 4,357 km/s, redshift 0.01464 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
