NGC 4366 is an elliptical galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4366 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 51″ × 19″. 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 4366 from Porrima
Porrima
NGC 4366
VIRGO
NGC 4366 lies 9.8° northwest of Porrima , the magnitude 2.7 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4366 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -53° 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°: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -25° 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: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -57° 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 83°S.
The distance to NGC 4366 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4366
448 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4365, elliptical galaxy, 5′ NGC 4342, lenticular galaxy, 25′ NGC 4343, spiral galaxy, 29′ NGC 4416, late spiral galaxy, 45′ NGC 4434, elliptical galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4430, spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4339, elliptical galaxy, 1.3° M49 Messier 49, elliptical galaxy, 1.4°
NGC 4366 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4366, 2MASX J12244694+0721113, MCG +01-32-050, PGC 040421, SDSS J122447.00+072110.8, SDSS J122447.00+072110.9, SDSS J122447.01+072110.9 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 24.8m Declination (J2000) +07° 21′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 51″ × 19″ Position angle 41° Radial velocity 1,271 km/s, redshift 0.00425 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
