NGC 4398 is a star in Virgo
NGC 4398 is a star in the constellation Virgo . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding NGC 4398 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4398
VIRGO
NGC 4398 lies 9.8° east of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4398 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -4° 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: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -11° 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: -13° 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: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° 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: -33° 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: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 2° 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: -46° 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: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 89° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -52° 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°: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -60° 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: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 55° 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: -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: -87° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -29° 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: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -34° 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: -58° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 41° 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: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -71° 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: -4° 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: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -8° 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: -61° 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 4398 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4398
645 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4429, lenticular galaxy, 32′ NGC 4380, mixed spiral galaxy, 42′ NGC 4352, lenticular galaxy, 44′ IC 3318, star, 56′ NGC 4442, lenticular galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4371, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4417, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4452, lenticular galaxy, 1.2°
NGC 4398 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4398, SDSS J122607.43+104109.8 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 12h 26.1m Declination (J2000) +10° 41′ Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
