IC 4244 is a barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
IC 4244 (PGC 046914) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 49″ × 18″. 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 4244 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4244
COMA BERENICES
IC 4244 lies 13.8° northwest of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4244 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: 17° 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: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 30° 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: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -70° 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 64°S, and never sets north of 64°N.
The distance to IC 4244 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4244
174 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, 3.7° M3 Messier 3, globular cluster, 4.3° NGC 5012, late spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 4921, early spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 4889, elliptical galaxy, 5.7° NGC 4874, elliptical galaxy, 5.8°
IC 4244 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 4244, PGC 046914, 2MASX J13245625+2627487, SDSS J132456.26+262748.6, SDSS J132456.26+262748.7, SDSS J132456.27+262748.7 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBab) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 24.9m Declination (J2000) +26° 28′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 49″ × 18″ Position angle 82° Radial velocity 7,141 km/s, redshift 0.02411 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
