NGC 4380 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo, 51 million light-years away
NGC 4380 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 51 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.2 and spans 3.4′ × 1.8′ of sky, about 49,600 light-years across. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 4380 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4380
VIRGO
NGC 4380 lies 10.0° southeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4380 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -24° 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: 89° 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: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -52° 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°: 80° 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°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 52° 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: -87° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -48° 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 80°S, and never sets north of 80°N.
NGC 4380 is 51 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4380 tonight left it about 51 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4380
630 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 3318, star, 17′ NGC 4417, lenticular galaxy, 34′ NGC 4442, lenticular galaxy, 42′ NGC 4424, early spiral galaxy, 45′ IC 3400, star, 1.1° NGC 4451, spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4411B, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4429, lenticular galaxy, 1.2°
NGC 4380 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4380, 2MASX J12252217+1001001, IRAS 12228+1017, MCG +02-32-037, PGC 040507, SDSS J122522.16+100100.5, SDSS J122522.17+100100.5, UGC 07503 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 25.4m Declination (J2000) +10° 01′ Magnitude 11.2 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.4′ × 1.8′ Position angle 158° True size 49,600 light-years Distance 51 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 955 km/s, redshift 0.00319 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
