NGC 5444 is an elliptical galaxy in Canes Venatici
NGC 5444 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici . It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 2.5′ × 1.9′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 5444 from Seginus
Seginus
NGC 5444
CANES VENATICI
NGC 5444 lies 6.6° southwest of Seginus , the magnitude 3.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 5444 is highest in the evening in June
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -82° 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 55°S, and never sets north of 55°N.
The distance to NGC 5444 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 5444
105 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5395, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 5533, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 5529, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 5380, lenticular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 5544, lenticular galaxy, 3.1° NGC 5545, spiral galaxy, 3.1° IC 4339, star, 3.1° NGC 5557, elliptical galaxy, 3.3°
NGC 5444 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations NGC 5444, 2MASX J14032415+3507554, MCG +06-31-054, PGC 050080, SDSS J140324.12+350755.5, UGC 08974 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 14h 03.4m Declination (J2000) +35° 08′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.5′ × 1.9′ Position angle 87° Radial velocity 4,039 km/s, redshift 0.01357 Best with Telescope Best month June Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
