The sky around IC 4479, 3° across, north up IC 4477 IC 4485 NGC 5735 IC 4497 IC 4450 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around IC 4479 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 4479

IC 4479

Late spiral galaxy in Bootes

Late spiral galaxy in Bootes.

BOöTES

The box shows where IC 4479 sits in Bootes.

Constellation
BootesBoo
Magnitude
14.0visual
Size
1.2′ × 1′apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Juneat 9 pm
Best with
Large telescope

IC 4479 is a late spiral galaxy in Bootes

IC 4479 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 1′. 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 4479 from Izar

Izar IC 4479 BOöTES

IC 4479 lies 2.0° northwest of Izar, the magnitude 2.4 star. That is within one binocular field.

IC 4479 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: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm 50°N JAN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm 40°N JAN at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm 30°N JAN at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 88° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm 20°N JAN at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm 10°N JAN at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 3° 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: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0° JAN at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm 10°S JAN at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -4° 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: -71° high at 9 pm 20°S JAN at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm 30°S JAN at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -88° high at 9 pm 40°S JAN at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -78° 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 61°S, and never sets north of 61°N.

The distance to IC 4479 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of IC 4479

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

IC 4479 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationBootes
DesignationsIC 4479, 2MASX J14384590+2830195, IRAS 14365+2842, MCG +05-35-001, PGC 052338, SDSS J143845.90+283019.5, SDSS J143845.90+283019.6, UGC 09433
Typelate spiral galaxy (Sc)
Right ascension (J2000)14h 38.8m
Declination (J2000)+28° 30′
Magnitude14.0
Surface brightness23.8 mag/arcmin²
Apparent size1.2′ × 1′
Position angle17°
Radial velocity13,282 km/s, redshift 0.04533
Best withLarge telescope
Best monthJune
Catalog pageIC 4001 to 4500