IC 4409 is a spiral galaxy in Bootes
IC 4409 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 47″ × 30″. 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 4409 from Kalasungsang
Kalasungsang
IC 4409
BOöTES
IC 4409 lies 2.5° northwest of Kalasungsang , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4409 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -87° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -81° 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 58°S, and never sets north of 58°N.
The distance to IC 4409 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4409
106 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5653, spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 5623, elliptical galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5614, early spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5533, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5656, early spiral galaxy, 4.2° NGC 5466, globular cluster, 4.6° NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.8° NGC 5557, elliptical galaxy, 5.0°
IC 4409 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 4409, 2MASX J14213325+3135078, IRAS 14193+3148, MCG +05-34-026, PGC 051306, SDSS J142133.30+313507.9 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 21.6m Declination (J2000) +31° 35′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 47″ × 30″ Position angle 38° Radial velocity 10,123 km/s, redshift 0.03435 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
