IC 4265 is an early spiral galaxy in Hydra
IC 4265 (ESO 509-034) is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 50″ × 30″. 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 4265 from Naga
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IC 4265
HYDRA
IC 4265 lies 3.7° southeast of Naga , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4265 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -54° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -63° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -70° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 34° 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: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -23° 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 64°N, and never sets south of 64°S.
The distance to IC 4265 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4265
85 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4280, spiral galaxy, 1.7° IC 4310, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 5182, spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 5101, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5085, late spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5078, early spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5061, elliptical galaxy, 3.0° NGC 5042, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.8°
IC 4265 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations IC 4265, ESO 509-034, 2MASX J13302296-2545561, ESO-LV 509-0340, PGC 047456 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 30.4m Declination (J2000) -25° 46′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 50″ × 30″ Position angle 5° Radial velocity 13,109 km/s, redshift 0.04472 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
