NGC 4344 is a lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices
NGC 4344 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.3′. 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 4344 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4344
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4344 lies 8.8° east of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4344 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: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -17° 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: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 82° 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: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 23° 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: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -54° 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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.
The distance to NGC 4344 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4344
391 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M85 Messier 85, lenticular galaxy, 47′ NGC 4340, lenticular galaxy, 49′ NGC 4350, lenticular galaxy, 51′ NGC 4394, barred spiral galaxy, 52′ NGC 4293, lenticular galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4383, early spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4450, early spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4405, lenticular galaxy, 1.5°
NGC 4344 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4344, 2MASX J12233719+1732150, IRAS 12210+1748, MCG +03-32-022, PGC 040249, SDSS J122337.45+173227.2, UGC 07468 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 23.6m Declination (J2000) +17° 32′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ Position angle 56° Radial velocity 1,161 km/s, redshift 0.00388 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
