IC 4432 is a spiral galaxy in Centaurus
IC 4432 (ESO 326-025) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 51″ × 12″. 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 4432 from η Cen
η Cen
IC 4432
CENTAURUS
IC 4432 lies 2.9° northwest of η Cen , the magnitude 2.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4432 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -79° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -89° 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: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -80° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -56° 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: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 7° 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: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -49° 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: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -32° 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: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 57° 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: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 89° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -10° 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 50°N, and never sets south of 50°S.
The distance to IC 4432 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4432
24 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4421, elliptical galaxy, 2.0° IC 4441, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5530, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 5643, late spiral galaxy, 4.7° IC 4406 Retina Nebula, planetary nebula, 4.7° IC 4386, late spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 5483, late spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 5408, barred irregular galaxy, 5.2°
IC 4432 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4432, ESO 326-025, 2MASX J14284975-3933077, PGC 051727 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 28.8m Declination (J2000) -39° 33′ Magnitude 16.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 51″ × 12″ Position angle 47° Radial velocity 9,664 km/s, redshift 0.03277 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
