NGC 4373A is a lenticular galaxy in Centaurus, 126 million light-years away
NGC 4373A (ESO 322-008) is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Centaurus , 126 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.2 and spans 2.8′ × 1′ of sky, about 102,500 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 4373A from Muhlifain
Muhlifain
NGC 4373A
CENTAURUS
NGC 4373A lies 10.0° north of Muhlifain , the magnitude 2.2 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4373A is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -61° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -65° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -88° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -65° 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: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 62° 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: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 89° 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: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -5° 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 51°N, and never sets south of 51°S.
NGC 4373A is 126 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4373A tonight left it about 126 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4373A
54 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 3370, elliptical galaxy, 23′ NGC 4373, lenticular galaxy, 27′ IC 3290, lenticular galaxy, 28′ NGC 4553, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4603, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4622, early spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 4112, spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 4650, lenticular galaxy, 3.8°
NGC 4373A catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations NGC 4373A, ESO 322-008, 2MASX J12253773-3919110, ESO-LV 322-0080, IRAS 12229-3902, MCG -06-27-026, PGC 040549 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 25.6m Declination (J2000) -39° 19′ Magnitude 12.2 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.8′ × 1′ Position angle 152° True size 102,500 light-years Distance 126 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,975 km/s, redshift 0.00997 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
