IC 4359 is a late spiral galaxy in Centaurus
IC 4359 (ESO 271-015) is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.2′ × 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 4359 from Leepwal
Leepwal
IC 4359
CENTAURUS
IC 4359 lies 2.6° northeast of Leepwal , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4359 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -75° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -83° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -82° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -74° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -42° 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: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -4° 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 45°N, and never sets south of 45°S.
The distance to IC 4359 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4359
27 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5365, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 5483, late spiral galaxy, 2.1° IC 4386, late spiral galaxy, 2.2° IC 4402, spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5530, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 5460, open cluster, 3.1° IC 4406 Retina Nebula, planetary nebula, 3.2° NGC 5516, lenticular galaxy, 3.4°
IC 4359 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4359, ESO 271-015, 2MASX J14052333-4516113, ESO-LV 271-0150, IRAS 14022-4501, PGC 050248 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 05.4m Declination (J2000) -45° 16′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 48″ Position angle 13° Radial velocity 4,134 km/s, redshift 0.01388 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
