NGC 5604 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo, 142 million light-years away
NGC 5604 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 142 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.8 and spans 1.8′ × 55″ of sky, about 74,300 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, and it is highest in the evening sky in June.
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 5604 from Spica
Spica
NGC 5604
VIRGO
NGC 5604 lies 16.8° northeast of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5604 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -73° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 86° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -86° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 83° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -77° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -47° 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 87°N.
NGC 5604 is 142 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5604 tonight left it about 142 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5604
43 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5507, lenticular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5506, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5584, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5634, globular cluster, 3.0° NGC 5493, lenticular galaxy, 3.8° NGC 5691, early spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 5534, early spiral galaxy, 4.6° NGC 5713, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.8°
NGC 5604 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 5604, 2MASX J14244280-0312437, IRAS 14221-0259, MCG +00-37-003, PGC 051471 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 24.7m Declination (J2000) -03° 13′ Magnitude 12.8 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 55″ Position angle 6° True size 74,300 light-years Distance 142 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,745 km/s, redshift 0.00919 Best with Large telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5501 to 6000
