IC 4469 is a late spiral galaxy in Bootes, 237 million light-years away
IC 4469 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes , 237 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1.7′ × 12″ of sky, about 114,900 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 4469 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4469
BOöTES
IC 4469 lies 5.2° east of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4469 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 88° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -82° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -88° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -68° 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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.
IC 4469 is 237 million light-years away
The light seen from IC 4469 tonight left it about 237 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of IC 4469
81 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4469 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 4469, 2MASX J14372048+1814572, MCG +03-37-026, PGC 052258, SDSS J143720.46+181457.0, UGC 09414 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 37.3m Declination (J2000) +18° 15′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 12″ Position angle 109° True size 114,900 light-years Distance 237 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,775 km/s, redshift 0.01945 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
