NGC 4369 is a barred spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici
NGC 4369 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici . It shines at magnitude 11.6 and spans 2′. 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 4369 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
NGC 4369
CANES VENATICI
NGC 4369 lies 6.2° west of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4369 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 89° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -88° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -65° 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 51°S, and never sets north of 51°N.
The distance to NGC 4369 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4369
111 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4244, late spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 4490, barred spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4485, irregular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 4151, early spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4145, late spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 4214, irregular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4618, barred spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 4625, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.8°
NGC 4369 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations NGC 4369, 2MASX J12243620+3922587, IRAS 12221+3939, MCG +07-26-004, PGC 040396, SDSS J122436.13+392259.8, UGC 07489 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBa) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 24.6m Declination (J2000) +39° 23′ Magnitude 11.6 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ Position angle 175° Radial velocity 1,044 km/s, redshift 0.00349 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
