IC 4418 is an elliptical galaxy in Bootes
IC 4418 (PGC 051510) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 56″ × 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 4418 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4418
BOöTES
IC 4418 lies 6.7° north of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4418 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 49° 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: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 65° 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: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 37° 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: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 6° 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: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -74° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -7° 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: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -85° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -15° 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: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -75° 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 64°S, and never sets north of 64°N.
The distance to IC 4418 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4418
75 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4418 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 4418, PGC 051510, 2MASX J14252722+2531344, SDSS J142527.24+253134.5 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 25.5m Declination (J2000) +25° 32′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 56″ × 48″ Position angle 96° Radial velocity 10,807 km/s, redshift 0.03672 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
