IC 4395 is an early spiral galaxy in Bootes
IC 4395 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 15.0 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 4395 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4395
BOöTES
IC 4395 lies 7.7° north of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4395 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -82° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -85° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -76° 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 63°S, and never sets north of 63°N.
The distance to IC 4395 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4395
79 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5548, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 5629, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5466, globular cluster, 3.1° NGC 5375, barred spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 5653, spiral galaxy, 5.2°
IC 4395 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 4395, 2MASX J14172108+2651264, IRAS 14151+2705, MCG +05-34-007, PGC 051033, SDSS J141721.07+265126.7, SDSS J141721.07+265126.8, SDSS J141721.08+265126.8 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 17.4m Declination (J2000) +26° 51′ Magnitude 15.0 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 48″ Position angle 25° Radial velocity 10,757 km/s, redshift 0.03655 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
