The sky around IC 4392, 3° across, north up IC 991 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 4392 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

IC 4392

IC 4392

Unclassified object in Virgo

Unclassified object in Virgo.

VIRGO

The box shows where IC 4392 sits in Virgo.

Constellation
VirgoVir
Magnitude
-visual
Size
-apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Juneat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

IC 4392 is an unclassified object in Virgo

IC 4392 is an unclassified object in the constellation Virgo. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.

Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.

Finding IC 4392 from Spica

Spica IC 4392 VIRGO

IC 4392 lies 12.5° east of Spica, the magnitude 1.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.

IC 4392 is highest in the evening in June

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC 60°N JAN at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -43° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 20° 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: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 28° 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: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -82° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -84° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 85° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -27° 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: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -37° 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 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.

The distance to IC 4392 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 4392

22 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

IC 4392 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationVirgo
DesignationsIC 4392
Typeunclassified object
Right ascension (J2000)14h 15.9m
Declination (J2000)-13° 03′
Best withTelescope
Best monthJune
Catalog pageIC 4001 to 4500