IC 4368 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo
IC 4368 (LEDA 170329) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 33″ × 18″. 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 4368 from Spica
Spica
IC 4368
VIRGO
IC 4368 lies 9.8° east of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4368 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -59° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -69° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -78° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -78° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -40° 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 80°N.
The distance to IC 4368 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4368
39 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5339, early spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 5426, late spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5427, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5534, early spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 5468, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 5324, late spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 5493, lenticular galaxy, 5.2° NGC 5605, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.9°
IC 4368 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations IC 4368, LEDA 170329, 2MASX J14044646-0957440 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 04.8m Declination (J2000) -09° 58′ Magnitude 14.0 Apparent size 33″ × 18″ Position angle 40° Radial velocity 10,989 km/s, redshift 0.03735 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
