NGC 4332 is a barred spiral galaxy in Draco, 147 million light-years away
NGC 4332 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Draco , 147 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2′ × 1.4′ of sky, about 84,400 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 4332 from Dubhe
Dubhe
NGC 4332
DRACO
NGC 4332 lies 9.6° northeast of Dubhe , the magnitude 1.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4332 is highest in the evening in May
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JAN at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -58° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 24°S, and never sets north of 24°N.
NGC 4332 is 147 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4332 tonight left it about 147 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4332
35 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4256, spiral galaxy, 25′ NGC 4125, elliptical galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4512, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4128, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4236, barred spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 4041, spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 4036, lenticular galaxy, 4.6° NGC 4605, barred spiral galaxy, 4.6°
NGC 4332 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 4332, 2MASX J12224682+6550373, IRAS 12204+6607, MCG +11-15-048, PGC 040133, SDSS J122246.75+655037.6, SDSS J122246.75+655037.9, SDSS J122246.76+655037.6 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBa) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 22.8m Declination (J2000) +65° 51′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.4′ Position angle 137° True size 84,400 light-years Distance 147 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,751 km/s, redshift 0.00922 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
