IC 4209 is a barred spiral galaxy in Virgo, 204 million light-years away
IC 4209 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 204 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.3′ × 30″ of sky, about 76,000 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 4209 from Spica
Spica
IC 4209
VIRGO
IC 4209 lies 5.4° northwest of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4209 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -39° 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 83°N.
IC 4209 is 204 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4209 tonight left it about 204 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4209
97 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4981, spiral galaxy, 33′ NGC 4995, mixed spiral galaxy, 41′ NGC 4958, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4951, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4928, spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4941, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4915, elliptical galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4939, spiral galaxy, 3.5°
IC 4209 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 4209, 2MASX J13102248-0710144, IRAS 13077-0654, MCG -01-34-009, PGC 045702 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBbc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 10.4m Declination (J2000) -07° 10′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 30″ Position angle 99° True size 76,000 light-years Distance 204 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 6,636 km/s, redshift 0.02238 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
