IC 4044 is a lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices, 307 million light-years away
IC 4044 (PGC 044821) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 307 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.4 and spans 29″ × 18″ of sky, about 42,900 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
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 4044 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
IC 4044
COMA BERENICES
IC 4044 lies 10.4° south of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4044 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -67° 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 62°S, and never sets north of 62°N.
IC 4044 is 307 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4044 tonight left it about 307 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4044
296 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4921, early spiral galaxy, 9′ NGC 4889, elliptical galaxy, 9′ NGC 4874, elliptical galaxy, 16′ NGC 4839, elliptical galaxy, 52′ NGC 4789, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4789A, irregular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4793, late spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4747, barred spiral galaxy, 2.9°
IC 4044 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 4044, PGC 044821, 2MASX J13004737+2755196, SDSS J130047.40+275519.7, SDSS J130047.40+275519.8, SDSS J130047.40+275519.9, SDSS J130047.41+275519.8 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 00.8m Declination (J2000) +27° 55′ Magnitude 15.4 (B 16.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 29″ × 18″ Position angle 43° True size 42,900 light-years Distance 307 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 8,443 km/s, redshift 0.02857 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
