The sky around IC 4482, 3° across, north up IC 4480 IC 4486 IC 4487 IC 1047 IC 4488 NGC 5737 IC 4489 IC 1037 IC 1036 IC 1051 IC 4469 IC 4467 IC 4466 IC 4457 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 4482 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

IC 4482 · PGC 052408

IC 4482

Spiral galaxy in Bootes

Spiral galaxy in Bootes.

BOöTES

The box shows where IC 4482 sits in Bootes.

Constellation
BootesBoo
Magnitude
15.0visual
Size
37″ × 30″apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Juneat 9 pm
Best with
Large telescope

IC 4482 is a spiral galaxy in Bootes

IC 4482 (PGC 052408) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 37″ × 30″. 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 4482 from Arcturus

Arcturus IC 4482 BOöTES

IC 4482 lies 5.8° east of Arcturus, the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.

IC 4482 is highest in the evening in June

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 88° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -71° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -88° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -69° 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 71°S, and never sets north of 71°N.

The distance to IC 4482 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 4482

80 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

IC 4482 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationBootes
DesignationsIC 4482, PGC 052408, 2MASX J14401238+1856349, SDSS J144012.45+185635.8, SDSS J144012.46+185635.8
Typespiral galaxy (Sbc)
Right ascension (J2000)14h 40.2m
Declination (J2000)+18° 57′
Magnitude15.0
Surface brightness23.3 mag/arcmin²
Apparent size37″ × 30″
Position angle25°
Radial velocity6,359 km/s, redshift 0.02144
Best withLarge telescope
Best monthJune
Catalog pageIC 4001 to 4500