IC 4476 is a lenticular galaxy in Libra
IC 4476 (LEDA 170358) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Libra . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 46″ × 30″. 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 4476 from Zubenelgenubi
Zubenelgenubi
IC 4476
LIBRA
IC 4476 lies 2.7° west of Zubenelgenubi , the magnitude 2.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4476 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 0° 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: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -56° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -76° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -86° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -84° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -29° 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°: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -34° 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 74°N, and never sets south of 74°S.
The distance to IC 4476 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4476
36 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5728, early spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 5756, spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 5595, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 5761, lenticular galaxy, 4.7° NGC 5796, elliptical galaxy, 4.7° NGC 5605, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 5791, elliptical galaxy, 5.4°
IC 4476 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Libra Designations IC 4476, LEDA 170358, 2MASX J14395187-1614405 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 39.9m Declination (J2000) -16° 15′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 46″ × 30″ Position angle 164° Radial velocity 2,772 km/s, redshift 0.00929 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
