IC 4453 is a lenticular galaxy in Hydra
IC 4453 (ESO 512-004) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 12.1 and spans 2.1′ × 54″. 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 4453 from π Hya
π Hya
IC 4453
HYDRA
IC 4453 lies 6.3° east of π Hya , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4453 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -78° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -88° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -82° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 88° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -22° 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 62°N, and never sets south of 62°S.
The distance to IC 4453 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4453
11 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4453 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations IC 4453, ESO 512-004, 2MASX J14342863-2731067, ESO-LV 512-0040, MCG -04-34-020, PGC 052084 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 34.5m Declination (J2000) -27° 31′ Magnitude 12.1 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 54″ Position angle 160° Radial velocity 3,540 km/s, redshift 0.01187 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
