NGC 4489 is an elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices, 49 million light-years away
NGC 4489 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 49 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.6 and spans 1.7′ × 1.6′ of sky, about 24,500 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 4489 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4489
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4489 lies 10.3° east of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4489 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 5° 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: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 50° 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: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -54° 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 73°S, and never sets north of 73°N.
NGC 4489 is 49 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4489 tonight left it about 49 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4489
447 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4498, late spiral galaxy, 13′ NGC 4450, early spiral galaxy, 39′ NGC 4405, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4383, early spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4540, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4421, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4350, lenticular galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4539, early spiral galaxy, 1.7°
NGC 4489 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4489, 2MASX J12305224+1645313, MCG +03-32-054, PGC 041365, SDSS J123052.24+164531.8, UGC 07655 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 30.9m Declination (J2000) +16° 46′ Magnitude 12.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 1.6′ Position angle 125° True size 24,500 light-years Distance 49 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 952 km/s, redshift 0.00318 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
