IC 4257 is an unclassified object in Canes Venatici
IC 4257 is an unclassified object in the constellation Canes Venatici . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.
Finding IC 4257 from Alkaid
Alkaid
IC 4257
CANES VENATICI
IC 4257 lies 4.2° southwest of Alkaid , the magnitude 1.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4257 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: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -76° 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 43°S, and never sets north of 43°N.
The distance to IC 4257 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4257
51 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5198, elliptical galaxy, 32′ M51 Whirlpool Galaxy, mixed spiral galaxy, 33′ NGC 5195 Whirlpool Companion, barred spiral galaxy, 36′ NGC 5023, late spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5297, late spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 5377, early spiral galaxy, 4.9° M63 Sunflower Galaxy, spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 4800, spiral galaxy, 5.6°
IC 4257 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations IC 4257 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 13h 27.3m Declination (J2000) +46° 52′ Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
