NGC 4329 is an elliptical galaxy in Corvus, 143 million light-years away
NGC 4329 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Corvus , 143 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.1′ × 35″ of sky, about 44,900 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 4329 from Algorab
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NGC 4329
CORVUS
NGC 4329 lies 4.3° north of Algorab , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4329 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 87° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -29° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
NGC 4329 is 143 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4329 tonight left it about 143 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4329
31 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M104 Sombrero Galaxy, early spiral galaxy, 4.2° NGC 4094, late spiral galaxy, 4.7° NGC 4487, late spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 4129, barred spiral galaxy, 5.0° NGC 4504, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 4658, spiral galaxy, 5.8°
NGC 4329 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Corvus Designations NGC 4329, 2MASX J12232069-1233308, MCG -02-32-009, PGC 040212 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 23.3m Declination (J2000) -12° 34′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 35″ Position angle 49° True size 44,900 light-years Distance 143 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,340 km/s, redshift 0.01458 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
