IC 4481 is a barred spiral galaxy in Bootes
IC 4481 (PGC 1501729) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Bootes . It shines at magnitude 16.0 and spans 30″ × 18″. 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 4481 from Arcturus
Arcturus
IC 4481
BOöTES
IC 4481 lies 6.6° southeast of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
IC 4481 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 76° 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: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -51° 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: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -64° 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: -61° 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: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -84° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -62° 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: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -86° 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: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -66° 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 74°S, and never sets north of 74°N.
The distance to IC 4481 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4481
94 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4481 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Bootes Designations IC 4481, PGC 1501729, 2MASX J14401008+1608288, SDSS J144010.11+160829.1, SDSS J144010.11+160829.2 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBbc) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 40.2m Declination (J2000) +16° 08′ Magnitude 16.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 30″ × 18″ Position angle 68° Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
