IC 4330 is a barred spiral galaxy in Hydra, 453 million light-years away
IC 4330 (ESO 445-027) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Hydra , 453 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.3′ × 36″ of sky, about 169,900 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 4330 from π Hya
π Hya
IC 4330
HYDRA
IC 4330 lies 4.5° west of π Hya , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4330 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -57° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 11° 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: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -66° 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: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -75° 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: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -48° 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: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -20° 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: -76° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -46° 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: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 14° 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: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 52° 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: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 80° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -21° 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 62°N, and never sets south of 62°S.
IC 4330 is 453 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4330 tonight left it about 453 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4330
91 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5328, elliptical galaxy, 1.3° NGC 5264, barred irregular galaxy, 2.0° IC 4329, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 5291, lenticular galaxy, 2.1° NGC 5302, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° IC 4351, spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5292, early spiral galaxy, 2.6° M83 South Pinwheel Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 2.7°
IC 4330 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Hydra Designations IC 4330, ESO 445-027, 2MASX J13471484-2819544, ESO-LV 445-0270, MCG -05-33-003, PGC 048881 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 47.2m Declination (J2000) -28° 20′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 36″ Position angle 93° True size 169,900 light-years Distance 453 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 11,235 km/s, redshift 0.0382 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
