NGC 4229 is a lenticular galaxy in Canes Venatici, 240 million light-years away
NGC 4229 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici , 240 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 47″ of sky, about 86,400 light-years across. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, 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 4229 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
NGC 4229
CANES VENATICI
NGC 4229 lies 9.3° southwest of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4229 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -10° 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: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -62° 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 56°S, and never sets north of 56°N.
NGC 4229 is 240 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4229 tonight left it about 240 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4229
120 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4203, lenticular galaxy, 29′ NGC 4395, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 4214, irregular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 4414, late spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 4062, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 4150, lenticular galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4314, early spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 4136, late spiral galaxy, 4.0°
NGC 4229 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations NGC 4229, 2MASX J12163880+3333391, MCG +06-27-044, PGC 039341, SDSS J121638.78+333339.2, SDSS J121638.79+333339.2, UGC 07299 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 16.6m Declination (J2000) +33° 34′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 47″ Position angle 9° True size 86,400 light-years Distance 240 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 6,693 km/s, redshift 0.02258 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
