IC 4215 is an early spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, 188 million light-years away
IC 4215 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 188 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.8 and spans 1.6′ × 18″ of sky, about 84,700 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 4215 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4215
COMA BERENICES
IC 4215 lies 15.1° northwest of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4215 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -2° 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: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 22° 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: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 65°S, and never sets north of 65°N.
IC 4215 is 188 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4215 tonight left it about 188 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4215
248 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5016, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 5012, late spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4921, early spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 4889, elliptical galaxy, 4.4° NGC 4874, elliptical galaxy, 4.5° NGC 4839, elliptical galaxy, 4.7° IC 4170 NED01, elliptical galaxy, 4.9° NGC 4789, lenticular galaxy, 5.2°
IC 4215 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 4215, 2MASX J13161713+2524241, IRAS 13138+2540, MCG +04-31-017, PGC 046186, SDSS J131616.82+252418.7, SDSS J131616.83+252418.7, UGC 08336 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 16.3m Declination (J2000) +25° 24′ Magnitude 13.8 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 18″ Position angle 46° True size 84,700 light-years Distance 188 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 3,872 km/s, redshift 0.013 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
