NGC 4320 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4320 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 56″ × 40″. 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 4320 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4320
VIRGO
NGC 4320 lies 9.2° southeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4320 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -16° 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: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 6° 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: 88° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -5° 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: -87° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 39° 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: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -49° 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 79°S, and never sets north of 79°N.
The distance to NGC 4320 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4320
620 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4352, lenticular galaxy, 43′ NGC 4380, mixed spiral galaxy, 48′ NGC 4299, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4294, barred spiral galaxy, 1.0° IC 3318, star, 1.1° NGC 4429, lenticular galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4371, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4313, early spiral galaxy, 1.3°
NGC 4320 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4320, 2MASX J12225772+1032540, IRAS 12204+1049, MCG +02-32-018, PGC 040160, SDSS J122257.72+103253.9, SDSS J122257.73+103254.0, UGC 07452 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 23.0m Declination (J2000) +10° 33′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 56″ × 40″ Position angle 149° Radial velocity 7,661 km/s, redshift 0.02589 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
