IC 4384 is a lenticular galaxy in Bootes
IC 4384 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.1′ × 48″. 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 4384 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4384
BOöTES
IC 4384 lies 8.0° north of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4384 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 2° 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: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 17° 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: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -31° 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: 81° 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: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -39° 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: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 72° 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: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -52° 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°: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -62° 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: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 11° 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: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -76° 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 northern hemisphere and south to about 63°S, and never sets north of 63°N.
The distance to IC 4384 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4384
73 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5466, globular cluster, 2.0° NGC 5548, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 5629, lenticular galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5375, barred spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 5653, spiral galaxy, 5.7°
IC 4384 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 4384, 2MASX J14115599+2706503, MCG +05-33-054, PGC 050690, SDSS J141156.01+270650.0, SDSS J141156.02+270650.0, SDSS J141156.02+270650.1, UGC 09082 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 11.9m Declination (J2000) +27° 07′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 48″ Position angle 165° Radial velocity 10,280 km/s, redshift 0.0349 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
