NGC 4482 is an elliptical galaxy in Virgo, 58 million light-years away
NGC 4482 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 58 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.5′ × 51″ of sky, about 25,500 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 4482 from Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix
NGC 4482
VIRGO
NGC 4482 lies 7.9° west of Vindemiatrix , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4482 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: 24° 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: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -5° 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: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 27° 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: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -24° 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: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 30° 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: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -16° 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: -32° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 31° 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: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 5° 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: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -48° 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: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 89° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -28° 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: -53° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -88° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -50° 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.
NGC 4482 is 58 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4482 tonight left it about 58 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4482
639 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4503, lenticular galaxy, 37′ NGC 4491, barred spiral galaxy, 44′ NGC 4429, lenticular galaxy, 45′ NGC 4497, lenticular galaxy, 55′ NGC 4452, lenticular galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4442, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4528, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° IC 3408, star, 1.1°
NGC 4482 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4482, 2MASX J12301033+1046461, MCG +02-32-098, PGC 041272, SDSS J123010.32+104646.1, SDSS J123010.33+104646.1, UGC 07640 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 30.2m Declination (J2000) +10° 47′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 51″ Position angle 137° True size 25,500 light-years Distance 58 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,844 km/s, redshift 0.00617 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
