IC 4208 is a star in Canes Venatici
IC 4208 is a star in the constellation Canes Venatici . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding IC 4208 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
IC 4208
CANES VENATICI
IC 4208 lies 2.9° east of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4208 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 22° 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: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -2° 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: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 38° 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°: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 12° 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: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -73° 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 4208 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4208
289 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5005, mixed spiral galaxy, 20′ IC 4182, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 50′ NGC 5033, late spiral galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4914, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4868, early spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 4956, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 5112, barred spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 4861, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 3.2°
IC 4208 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations IC 4208, SDSS J130937.99+371520.0 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 13h 09.6m Declination (J2000) +37° 15′ Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
