IC 4446 is a late spiral galaxy in Bootes
IC 4446 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 46″ × 24″. 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 4446 from Seginus
Seginus
IC 4446
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IC 4446 lies 1.0° southwest of Seginus , the magnitude 3.0 star. That is within one binocular field.
IC 4446 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -43° 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°: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 43° 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°: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -87° 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 53°S, and never sets north of 53°N.
The distance to IC 4446 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4446
82 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5656, early spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 5557, elliptical galaxy, 2.3° NGC 5545, spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5544, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5582, elliptical galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5614, early spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 5533, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.3°
IC 4446 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 4446, 2MASX J14290128+3727473, MCG +06-32-044, PGC 051742, SDSS J142901.31+372747.2, SDSS J142901.31+372747.3, SDSS J142901.32+372747.3 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 29.0m Declination (J2000) +37° 28′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 46″ × 24″ Position angle 109° Radial velocity 9,283 km/s, redshift 0.03146 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
