IC 4270 is a spiral galaxy in Hydra
IC 4270 (ESO 509-037) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 57″ × 48″. 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 4270 from Naga
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IC 4270
HYDRA
IC 4270 lies 3.5° southeast of Naga , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4270 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: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 4° 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: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -54° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -46° 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: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -62° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 13° 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: -71° 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: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -1° 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: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 4° 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: -16° 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: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 34° 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°: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -62° 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: 69° 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: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 21° 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: 75° 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: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 2° 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: -33° 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: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 26° 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 65°N, and never sets south of 65°S.
The distance to IC 4270 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4270
83 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, 1.2° IC 4310, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 5085, late spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5182, spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5101, lenticular galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5078, early spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5061, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 5042, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.7°
IC 4270 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations IC 4270, ESO 509-037, 2MASX J13304907-2520009, ESO-LV 509-0370, MCG -04-32-027, PGC 047500 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 30.8m Declination (J2000) -25° 20′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 57″ × 48″ Position angle 7° Radial velocity 7,964 km/s, redshift 0.02692 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
