NGC 4586 is an early spiral galaxy in Virgo, 46 million light-years away
NGC 4586 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 46 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.5 and spans 3.4′ × 1.1′ of sky, about 45,600 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 4586 from Minelauva
Minelauva
NGC 4586
VIRGO
NGC 4586 lies 4.4° west of Minelauva , the magnitude 3.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4586 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 30° 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: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -61° 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: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -46° 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 86°S.
NGC 4586 is 46 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4586 tonight left it about 46 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4586
211 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4580, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4496A, late spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4636, elliptical galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4527, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4480, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4664, lenticular galaxy, 2.1° NGC 4688, late spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4536, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.4°
NGC 4586 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4586, 2MASX J12382843+0419087, MCG +01-32-122, PGC 042241, SDSS J123828.40+041908.7, UGC 07804 Type early spiral galaxy (Sa) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 38.5m Declination (J2000) +04° 19′ Magnitude 11.5 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.4′ × 1.1′ Position angle 116° True size 45,600 light-years Distance 46 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 778 km/s, redshift 0.0026 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4501 to 5000
