NGC 4044 is an elliptical galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4044 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.1′ × 1′. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
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 NGC 4044 from Zavijava
Zavijava
NGC 4044
VIRGO
NGC 4044 lies 3.6° southeast of Zavijava , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4044 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -37° 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 90°N.
The distance to NGC 4044 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4044
38 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4030, spiral galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4073, elliptical galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4045, early spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4179, lenticular galaxy, 3.0° NGC 4116, barred spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4123, late spiral galaxy, 3.4°
NGC 4044 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4044, 2MASX J12022950-0012445, MCG +00-31-020, PGC 038018, UGC 07018 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 02.5m Declination (J2000) -00° 13′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 1′ Position angle 5° Radial velocity 6,068 km/s, redshift 0.02045 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
