NGC 4045A is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo, 229 million light-years away
NGC 4045A is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 229 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.2 and spans 55″ × 25″ of sky, about 61,200 light-years across. 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 4045A from Zavijava
Zavijava
NGC 4045A
VIRGO
NGC 4045A lies 3.0° east of Zavijava , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4045A is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° 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: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 76° 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: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -78° 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: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -39° 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 88°S.
NGC 4045A is 229 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4045A tonight left it about 229 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4045A
63 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4045, early spiral galaxy, 1′ NGC 4073, elliptical galaxy, 26′ NGC 4116, barred spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4123, late spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4179, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 4030, spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 3976, spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 4292, lenticular galaxy, 5.3°
NGC 4045A catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4045A, 2MASX J12024266+0157083, MCG +00-31-021, PGC 038033, SDSS J120242.68+015707.9, SDSS J120242.69+015707.9 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 02.7m Declination (J2000) +01° 57′ Magnitude 14.2 (B 15.0) Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 55″ × 25″ Position angle 146° True size 61,200 light-years Distance 229 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,130 km/s, redshift 0.01726 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
