NGC 4224 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo, 75 million light-years away
NGC 4224 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 75 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.7 and spans 2.9′ × 1.2′ of sky, about 62,900 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 4224 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4224
VIRGO
NGC 4224 lies 9.8° southeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4224 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -10° 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: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -25° 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: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -55° 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: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -7° 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: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 33° 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: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -45° 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 83°S.
NGC 4224 is 75 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4224 tonight left it about 75 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4224
392 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4233, lenticular galaxy, 13′ NGC 4235, early spiral galaxy, 19′ IC 3123, star, 46′ NGC 4223, lenticular galaxy, 48′ NGC 4215, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4260, barred spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4261, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4342, lenticular galaxy, 1.8°
NGC 4224 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4224, 2MASX J12163376+0727436, MCG +01-31-034, PGC 039328, SDSS J121633.78+072743.5, SDSS J121633.79+072743.5, UGC 07292 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 16.6m Declination (J2000) +07° 28′ Magnitude 11.7 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.9′ × 1.2′ Position angle 55° True size 62,900 light-years Distance 75 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,585 km/s, redshift 0.00866 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
