IC 4366 is a late spiral galaxy in Centaurus
IC 4366 (ESO 384-045) is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 12.7 and spans 1.6′ × 1.2′. 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 4366 from Menkent
Menkent
IC 4366
CENTAURUS
IC 4366 lies 2.6° north of Menkent , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4366 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -13° 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: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -73° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -81° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -83° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 21° 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: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -16° 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 56°N, and never sets south of 56°S.
The distance to IC 4366 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4366
41 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5419, elliptical galaxy, 23′ NGC 5488, mixed spiral galaxy, 45′ NGC 5398, late spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 5464, barred spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 5357, elliptical galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5292, early spiral galaxy, 4.7° IC 4351, spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 5302, lenticular galaxy, 4.7°
IC 4366 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4366, ESO 384-045, 2MASX J14051147-3345363, ESO-LV 384-0450, IRAS 14022-3331, MCG -05-33-042, PGC 050230 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 05.2m Declination (J2000) -33° 46′ Magnitude 12.7 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 1.2′ Position angle 149° Radial velocity 4,610 km/s, redshift 0.01549 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
