IC 4362 is a barred spiral galaxy in Centaurus, 58 million light-years away
IC 4362 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus , 58 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.8′ × 36″ of sky, about 30,700 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 4362 from Menkent
Menkent
IC 4362
CENTAURUS
IC 4362 lies 5.5° south of Menkent , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4362 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -45° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -71° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -80° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -84° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -77° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -8° 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 48°N, and never sets south of 48°S.
IC 4362 is 58 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4362 tonight left it about 58 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4362
21 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5408, barred irregular galaxy, 35′ NGC 5483, late spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 5365, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° IC 4386, late spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5530, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.9° IC 4406 Retina Nebula, planetary nebula, 3.9° IC 4441, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 5237, lenticular galaxy, 5.2°
IC 4362 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4362, 2MASX J14052149-4148552, IRAS 14022-4134, MCG -07-29-007, PGC 050246 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 05.4m Declination (J2000) -41° 49′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 36″ Position angle 147° True size 30,700 light-years Distance 58 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,861 km/s, redshift 0.00623 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
