NGC 4289 is a barred spiral galaxy in Virgo, 141 million light-years away
NGC 4289 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 141 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 4.3′ × 28″ of sky, about 174,200 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 4289 from Porrima
Porrima
NGC 4289
VIRGO
NGC 4289 lies 7.3° northwest of Porrima , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4289 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: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -13° 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: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 54° 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: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -43° 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 86°S.
NGC 4289 is 141 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4289 tonight left it about 141 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4289
216 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M61 Messier 61, spiral galaxy, 47′ NGC 4292, lenticular galaxy, 53′ NGC 4378, early spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4324, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4273, late spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4281, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4270, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4409, barred spiral galaxy, 1.9°
NGC 4289 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4289, 2MASX J12210230+0343190, IRAS 12184+0400, MCG +01-32-015, PGC 039886, SDSS J122102.25+034319.7, SDSS J122102.33+034317.0, UGC 07403 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 21.0m Declination (J2000) +03° 43′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 24.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 4.3′ × 28″ Position angle 1° True size 174,200 light-years Distance 141 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,606 km/s, redshift 0.00873 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
