NGC 4389 is a barred spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici, 30 million light-years away
NGC 4389 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici , 30 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.5′ × 1.7′ of sky, about 22,100 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 4389 from Phecda
Phecda
NGC 4389
CANES VENATICI
NGC 4389 lies 9.5° southeast of Phecda , the magnitude 2.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4389 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -45° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -66° 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 44°S, and never sets north of 44°N.
NGC 4389 is 30 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4389 tonight left it about 30 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4389
62 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4460, lenticular galaxy, 60′ NGC 4346, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4242, late spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4449, barred irregular galaxy, 1.7° M106 Messier 106, spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4248, barred spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4217, spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4220, lenticular galaxy, 2.7°
NGC 4389 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations NGC 4389, 2MASX J12253509+4541048, MCG +08-23-028, PGC 040537, SDSS J122534.60+454106.8, SDSS J122534.61+454106.8, UGC 07514 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBbc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 25.6m Declination (J2000) +45° 41′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.5′ × 1.7′ Position angle 98° True size 22,100 light-years Distance 30 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 713 km/s, redshift 0.00238 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
