IC 4407 is a barred spiral galaxy in Virgo, 147 million light-years away
IC 4407 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 147 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.5′ × 42″ of sky, about 63,400 light-years across. 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 4407 from Spica
Spica
IC 4407
VIRGO
IC 4407 lies 15.3° east of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4407 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -46° 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: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -66° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -85° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -83° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -44° 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 84°N.
IC 4407 is 147 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4407 tonight left it about 147 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4407
35 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5634, globular cluster, 1.5° NGC 5534, early spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 5493, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5506, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 5507, lenticular galaxy, 3.8° NGC 5468, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 5427, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 5426, late spiral galaxy, 5.0°
IC 4407 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 4407, 2MASX J14233689-0558598, MCG -01-37-005, PGC 051404 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBm) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 23.6m Declination (J2000) -05° 59′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 42″ Position angle 173° True size 63,400 light-years Distance 147 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,713 km/s, redshift 0.00909 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
