IC 4389 is a late spiral galaxy in Centaurus
IC 4389 (ESO 326-016, PGC 051000) is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 50″ × 36″. 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 4389 from η Cen
η Cen
IC 4389
CENTAURUS
IC 4389 lies 3.9° northwest of η Cen , the magnitude 2.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4389 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -80° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -28° 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: -86° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -79° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 27° 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: 87° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -9° 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 49°N, and never sets south of 49°S.
The distance to IC 4389 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4389
27 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5408, barred irregular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 5530, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5483, late spiral galaxy, 3.0° IC 4386, late spiral galaxy, 3.4° IC 4421, elliptical galaxy, 3.7° IC 4406 Retina Nebula, planetary nebula, 3.7° IC 4441, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 5643, late spiral galaxy, 4.7°
IC 4389 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4389, ESO 326-016, PGC 051000 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 16.8m Declination (J2000) -40° 33′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 50″ × 36″ Position angle 100° Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
