IC 4352 is an early spiral galaxy in Centaurus, 120 million light-years away
IC 4352 (ESO 384-022) is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus , 120 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.8′ × 42″ of sky, about 63,500 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 4352 from Menkent
Menkent
IC 4352
CENTAURUS
IC 4352 lies 2.5° northwest of Menkent , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4352 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -64° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -73° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -8° 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: -81° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -81° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -73° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -15° 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 55°N, and never sets south of 55°S.
IC 4352 is 120 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4352 tonight left it about 120 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4352
46 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5419, elliptical galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5398, late spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 5488, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 5357, elliptical galaxy, 4.2° NGC 5292, early spiral galaxy, 4.2° NGC 5302, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° IC 4296, elliptical galaxy, 4.5° IC 4329, lenticular galaxy, 4.7°
IC 4352 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4352, ESO 384-022, 2MASX J13582512-3431024, ESO-LV 384-0220, MCG -06-31-007, PGC 049726 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 58.4m Declination (J2000) -34° 31′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 42″ Position angle 88° True size 63,500 light-years Distance 120 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,999 km/s, redshift 0.01681 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
