NGC 4395 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, 15 million light-years away
NGC 4395 is a Magellanic spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici , 15 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 10.2 and spans 4.2′ × 1.4′ of sky, about 18,400 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 4395 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
NGC 4395
CANES VENATICI
NGC 4395 lies 7.8° southwest of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4395 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 56°S, and never sets north of 56°N.
NGC 4395 is 15 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4395 tonight left it about 15 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4395
141 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4203, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4414, late spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4214, irregular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4627, elliptical galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy, barred spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 4525, late spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 4314, early spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 4656 NED01, barred spiral galaxy, 4.1°
NGC 4395 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations NGC 4395, 2MASX J12254892+3332482, IRAS 12233+3348, MCG +06-27-053, PGC 040596, SDSS J122548.86+333248.7, SDSS J122548.87+333248.7, UGC 07524 Type Magellanic spiral galaxy (Sm) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 25.8m Declination (J2000) +33° 33′ Magnitude 10.2 (B 10.0) Surface brightness 21.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 4.2′ × 1.4′ Position angle 128° True size 18,400 light-years Distance 15 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 318 km/s, redshift 0.00106 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
