NGC 4404 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4404 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.6′ × 1′. 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 4404 from Porrima
Porrima
NGC 4404
VIRGO
NGC 4404 lies 7.3° southwest of Porrima , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4404 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -40° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -87° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° 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°: 82° 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°: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 87° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -34° 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 82°N.
The distance to NGC 4404 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4404
48 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4487, late spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4504, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4597, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 4593, spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 4348, spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 4602, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 4129, barred spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 4546, lenticular galaxy, 4.5°
NGC 4404 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4404, 2MASX J12261616-0740509, MCG -01-32-009, PGC 040666 Type lenticular galaxy (E-S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 26.3m Declination (J2000) -07° 41′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 1′ Position angle 139° Radial velocity 5,450 km/s, redshift 0.01834 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
