IC 4421 is an elliptical galaxy in Centaurus
IC 4421 (ESO 385-027) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 12.3 and spans 1.4′ × 1′. 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 4421 from Menkent
Menkent
IC 4421
CENTAURUS
IC 4421 lies 4.5° east of Menkent , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4421 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -68° 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: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -78° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -87° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -38° 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: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -82° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 39° 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: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 87° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -12° 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 52°N, and never sets south of 52°S.
The distance to IC 4421 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4421
16 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4421 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4421, ESO 385-027, 2MASX J14283128-3735017, ESO-LV 385-0270, MCG -06-32-006, PGC 051704 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 28.5m Declination (J2000) -37° 35′ Magnitude 12.3 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 1′ Position angle 164° Radial velocity 3,601 km/s, redshift 0.01208 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
