IC 4377 is a lenticular galaxy in Apus
IC 4377 (ESO 041-004) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Apus . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2′ × 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 4377 from Gatria
Gatria
IC 4377
APUS
IC 4377 lies 8.4° southwest of Gatria , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4377 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -56° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -47° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -58° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -74° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -64° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 26° 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 14°N, and never sets south of 14°S.
The distance to IC 4377 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4377
10 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4377 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Apus Designations IC 4377, ESO 041-004, 2MASX J14165880-7538496, PGC 051013 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 17.0m Declination (J2000) -75° 39′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 36″ Position angle 95° Radial velocity 2,610 km/s, redshift 0.00874 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
