IC 4081 is an elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices
IC 4081 (LEDA 1675832) is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 25″ × 12″. 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 4081 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4081
COMA BERENICES
IC 4081 lies 17.6° west of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4081 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -64° 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 67°S, and never sets north of 67°N.
The distance to IC 4081 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4081
376 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M64 Black Eye Galaxy, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.6° IC 4170 NED01, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° NGC 5012, late spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 5016, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4725, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 4747, barred spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 4789, lenticular galaxy, 4.6° NGC 4789A, irregular galaxy, 4.7°
IC 4081 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 4081, LEDA 1675832, 2MASX J13015529+2246156, SDSS J130155.30+224616.2 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 01.9m Declination (J2000) +22° 46′ Magnitude 16.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 25″ × 12″ Position angle 157° Radial velocity 9,921 km/s, redshift 0.03366 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
