IC 4448 is a barred spiral galaxy in Apus
IC 4448 (ESO 022-002) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Apus . It shines at magnitude 13.5 and spans 1.1′ × 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 4448 from Gatria
Gatria
IC 4448
APUS
IC 4448 lies 10.4° south of Gatria , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4448 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -69° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -64° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -71° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 29° 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 11°N, and never sets south of 11°S.
The distance to IC 4448 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4448
11 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4448 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Apus Designations IC 4448, ESO 022-002, 2MASX J14402798-7848329, ESO-LV 22-0020, IRAS 14343-7835, PGC 052426 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 40.5m Declination (J2000) -78° 49′ Magnitude 13.5 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 48″ Position angle 176° Radial velocity 4,567 km/s, redshift 0.01535 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
