IC 4321 is a spiral galaxy in Centaurus
IC 4321 (ESO 445-022) is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1′ × 36″. 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 4321 from Menkent
Menkent
IC 4321
CENTAURUS
IC 4321 lies 7.8° northwest of Menkent , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4321 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -7° 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: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -76° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 18° 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: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -79° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -75° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 79° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 8° 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: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -19° 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 60°N, and never sets south of 60°S.
The distance to IC 4321 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4321
98 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5264, barred irregular galaxy, 40′ NGC 5291, lenticular galaxy, 41′ IC 4329, lenticular galaxy, 60′ NGC 5302, lenticular galaxy, 1.0° NGC 5292, early spiral galaxy, 1.0° M83 South Pinwheel Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 5253, barred spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 5328, elliptical galaxy, 2.5°
IC 4321 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4321, ESO 445-022, 2MASX J13443124-3008225, ESO-LV 445-0220, MCG -05-32-073, PGC 048694 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 44.5m Declination (J2000) -30° 08′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 36″ Position angle 33° Radial velocity 4,882 km/s, redshift 0.01642 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
