IC 4500 is a spiral galaxy in Bootes
IC 4500 (PGC 052656) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 34″ × 24″. 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 4500 from Seginus
Seginus
IC 4500
BOöTES
IC 4500 lies 2.6° east of Seginus , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4500 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -24° 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°: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -31° 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: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -87° 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 53°S, and never sets north of 53°N.
The distance to IC 4500 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4500
71 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5656, early spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5614, early spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 5582, elliptical galaxy, 5.2° NGC 5557, elliptical galaxy, 5.3° NGC 5623, elliptical galaxy, 5.5° NGC 5545, spiral galaxy, 5.6° NGC 5544, lenticular galaxy, 5.6° NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.9°
IC 4500 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 4500, PGC 052656, MCG +06-32-091, SDSS J144435.65+372856.8, SDSS J144435.66+372856.9 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 44.6m Declination (J2000) +37° 29′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 34″ × 24″ Position angle 74° Radial velocity 4,191 km/s, redshift 0.01408 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
