IC 4490 is a double star in Centaurus
IC 4490 is a double star in the constellation Centaurus . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding IC 4490 from η Cen
η Cen
IC 4490
CENTAURUS
IC 4490 lies 6.3° north of η Cen , the magnitude 2.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4490 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -66° 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: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -76° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -86° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -66° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -83° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -14° 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 54°N, and never sets south of 54°S.
The distance to IC 4490 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4490
12 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4490 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4490 Type double star Right ascension (J2000) 14h 45.4m Declination (J2000) -36° 10′ Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
