IC 4372 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo
IC 4372 (PGC 184370) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 29″ × 6″. 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 4372 from Spica
Spica
IC 4372
VIRGO
IC 4372 lies 10.0° east of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4372 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -41° 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: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -45° 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: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -60° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -0° 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: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -70° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -3° 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: -58° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 60° 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: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -39° 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 79°N, and never sets south of 79°S.
The distance to IC 4372 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4372
36 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5339, early spiral galaxy, 4.2° NGC 5534, early spiral galaxy, 4.6° NGC 5426, late spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 5427, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 5605, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 5468, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 5324, late spiral galaxy, 5.9°
IC 4372 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 4372, PGC 184370, 2MASX J14054608-1054003 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 05.8m Declination (J2000) -10° 54′ Magnitude 16.0 Apparent size 29″ × 6″ Position angle 75° Radial velocity 10,799 km/s, redshift 0.0367 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
