IC 4298 is a late spiral galaxy in Hydra, 313 million light-years away
IC 4298 (ESO 509-080) is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra , 313 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.6′ × 48″ of sky, about 145,800 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
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 4298 from Naga
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IC 4298
HYDRA
IC 4298 lies 5.2° southeast of Naga , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4298 is highest in the evening in June
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JAN at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -4° 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: -55° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 12° 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: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -64° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 22° 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: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -72° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 32° 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: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -77° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 41° 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: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 50° 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: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -51° 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: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -41° 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: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -32° 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: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -22° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 63°N, and never sets south of 63°S.
IC 4298 is 313 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4298 tonight left it about 313 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4298
87 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4310, lenticular galaxy, 53′ NGC 5182, spiral galaxy, 2.1° IC 4280, spiral galaxy, 2.5° M83 South Pinwheel Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5101, lenticular galaxy, 3.4° NGC 5264, barred irregular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 5153, elliptical galaxy, 3.6° NGC 5152, barred spiral galaxy, 3.6°
IC 4298 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations IC 4298, ESO 509-080, 2MASX J13363471-2633139, ESO-LV 509-0800, MCG -04-32-045, PGC 048036 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 36.6m Declination (J2000) -26° 33′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 48″ Position angle 177° True size 145,800 light-years Distance 313 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 6,639 km/s, redshift 0.02239 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
