IC 4382 is a barred spiral galaxy in Bootes, 285 million light-years away
IC 4382 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 285 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 38″ × 6″ of sky, about 53,000 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 4382 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4382
BOöTES
IC 4382 lies 6.4° north of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4382 is highest in the evening in June
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JAN at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -82° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -83° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -75° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 northern hemisphere and south to about 64°S, and never sets north of 64°N.
IC 4382 is 285 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4382 tonight left it about 285 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4382
68 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4382 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 4382, 2MASX J14110257+2531102, IRAS 14087+2545, PGC 050635, SDSS J141102.53+253109.6, SDSS J141102.54+253109.7 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBb) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 11.0m Declination (J2000) +25° 31′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 22.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 38″ × 6″ Position angle 9° True size 53,000 light-years Distance 285 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 9,292 km/s, redshift 0.03149 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
