The sky around IC 4151, 3° across, north up IC 4151 NED01 IC 4151 NED02 IC 4144 IC 4120 IC 4158 IC 4186 IC 4112 IC 4115 IC 4090 IC 4097 IC 4084 IC 4195 IC 4179 IC 4086 IC 4078 IC 4174 IC 4050 IC 4082 IC 4188 IC 4046 IC 4187 IC 4072 IC 4043 IC 4077 IC 4036 IC 4038 IC 4034 IC 4102 NGC 4914 IC 4171 IC 4027 IC 4182 IC 4049 IC 4009 IC 4006 NGC 4893A IC 4192 IC 4190 NGC 4893 IC 4002 IC 4013 IC 3997 IC 3992 IC 4069 IC 3989 IC 4178 IC 3977 NGC 4870 IC 4028 IC 3988 IC 3981 IC 3972 NGC 4868 IC 3979 IC 3956 IC 4208 IC 3967 IC 3933 NGC 4846 NGC 5002 IC 3942 NGC 5005 IC 3925 IC 4211 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 4151 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 4151

IC 4151

Galaxy triplet in Canes Venatici

Galaxy triplet in Canes Venatici.

CANES VENATICI

The box shows where IC 4151 sits in Canes Venatici.

Constellation
Canes VenaticiCVn
Magnitude
-visual
Size
24″apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Mayat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

IC 4151 is a galaxy triplet in Canes Venatici

IC 4151 is a galaxy triplet in the constellation Canes Venatici. Spans 24″. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 4151 from Cor Caroli

Cor Caroli IC 4151 CANES VENATICI

IC 4151 lies 2.1° southeast of Cor Caroli, the magnitude 2.9 star. That is within one binocular field.

IC 4151 is highest in the evening in May

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -72° 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 4151 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 4151

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

IC 4151 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationCanes Venatici
DesignationsIC 4151
Typegalaxy triplet
Right ascension (J2000)13h 04.0m
Declination (J2000)+36° 51′
Apparent size24″
Best withTelescope
Best monthMay
Catalog pageIC 4001 to 4500