IC 4501 is an early spiral galaxy in Libra
IC 4501 (ESO 580-025) is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Libra . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1′ × 42″. 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 4501 from Brachium
Brachium
IC 4501
LIBRA
IC 4501 lies 4.8° northwest of Brachium , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4501 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -62° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -72° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -82° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -86° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -28° 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 68°N, and never sets south of 68°S.
The distance to IC 4501 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4501
19 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5761, lenticular galaxy, 2.1° IC 4468, barred spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 5791, elliptical galaxy, 4.1° NGC 5694, globular cluster, 4.5° NGC 5728, early spiral galaxy, 5.3° IC 4453, lenticular galaxy, 5.9°
IC 4501 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Libra Designations IC 4501, ESO 580-025, 2MASX J14472546-2224217, ESO-LV 580-0250, IRAS 14445-2211, MCG -04-35-009, PGC 052810 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 47.4m Declination (J2000) -22° 24′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 42″ Position angle 59° Radial velocity 3,287 km/s, redshift 0.01102 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4501 to 5000
