IC 4200 is a lenticular galaxy in Centaurus
IC 4200 (ESO 219-033) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 13.8 and spans 1.7′ × 1′. 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 4200 from ε Cen
ε Cen
IC 4200
CENTAURUS
IC 4200 lies 4.8° west of ε Cen , the magnitude 2.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4200 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -76° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -76° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -71° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 4° 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 38°N, and never sets south of 38°S.
The distance to IC 4200 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4200
16 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4976, elliptical galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4945, barred spiral galaxy, 2.6° IC 3896, elliptical galaxy, 2.6° NGC 4785, barred spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 5156, barred spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 5064, spiral galaxy, 4.3° IC 4311, spiral galaxy, 4.8° IC 4312, lenticular galaxy, 4.9°
IC 4200 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4200, ESO 219-033, 2MASX J13093473-5158066, ESO-LV 219-0330, PGC 045634 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 09.6m Declination (J2000) -51° 58′ Magnitude 13.8 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 1′ Position angle 154° Radial velocity 3,902 km/s, redshift 0.0131 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
