IC 4400 is an unclassified object in Centaurus
IC 4400 is an unclassified object in the constellation Centaurus . 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 4400 from Rigil Kentaurus
Rigil Kentaurus
IC 4400
CENTAURUS
IC 4400 lies 2.1° west of Rigil Kentaurus , the magnitude -0.0 star. That is within one binocular field.
IC 4400 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -73° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -59° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -40° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -88° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -53° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -79° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: 11° 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 29°N, and never sets south of 29°S.
The distance to IC 4400 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4400
13 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5617, open cluster, 56′ NGC 5606, open cluster, 1.2° NGC 5316, open cluster, 3.6° NGC 5715, open cluster, 4.1° NGC 5662, open cluster, 4.3° NGC 5281, open cluster, 4.8° NGC 5288, open cluster, 5.6° IC 4291, open cluster, 5.6°
IC 4400 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations IC 4400 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 14h 22.2m Declination (J2000) -60° 34′ Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
