NGC 4219A is a barred spiral galaxy in Centaurus, 263 million light-years away
NGC 4219A (ESO 267-038) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus , 263 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.3′ × 34″ of sky, about 98,700 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 4219A from Muhlifain
Muhlifain
NGC 4219A
CENTAURUS
NGC 4219A lies 6.8° northwest of Muhlifain , the magnitude 2.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4219A is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -64° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -71° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -64° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -1° 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 46°N, and never sets south of 46°S.
NGC 4219A is 263 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4219A tonight left it about 263 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4219A
37 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4219, spiral galaxy, 21′ NGC 4112, spiral galaxy, 3.9° IC 3290, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 4373, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 4373A, lenticular galaxy, 4.5° IC 3370, elliptical galaxy, 4.6° NGC 4603, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 4645A, lenticular galaxy, 5.1°
NGC 4219A catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations NGC 4219A, ESO 267-038, 2MASX J12175987-4332239, ESO-LV 267-0380, IRAS 12153-4315, MCG -07-25-006, PGC 039484 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 18.0m Declination (J2000) -43° 32′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 34″ Position angle 31° True size 98,700 light-years Distance 263 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 5,981 km/s, redshift 0.02015 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
