The sky around IC 4496, 3° across, north up IC 4505 IC 4506 NGC 5727 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 4496 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 4496

IC 4496

Lenticular galaxy in Bootes

Lenticular galaxy in Bootes.

BOöTES

The box shows where IC 4496 sits in Bootes.

Constellation
BootesBoo
Magnitude
14.0visual
Size
51″ × 36″apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Juneat 9 pm
Best with
Large telescope

IC 4496 is a lenticular galaxy in Bootes

IC 4496 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Bootes. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 51″ × 36″. 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 4496 from Izar

Izar IC 4496 BOöTES

IC 4496 lies 6.3° north of Izar, the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.

IC 4496 is highest in the evening in June

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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 57°S, and never sets north of 57°N.

The distance to IC 4496 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 4496

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

IC 4496 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationBootes
DesignationsIC 4496, 2MASX J14435459+3324236, MCG +06-32-090, PGC 052610, SDSS J144354.57+332423.5, SDSS J144354.58+332423.6
Typelenticular galaxy (S0)
Right ascension (J2000)14h 43.9m
Declination (J2000)+33° 24′
Magnitude14.0
Surface brightness23.2 mag/arcmin²
Apparent size51″ × 36″
Position angle45°
Radial velocity8,718 km/s, redshift 0.02951
Best withLarge telescope
Best monthJune
Catalog pageIC 4001 to 4500