NGC 4409 is a barred spiral galaxy in Virgo, 47 million light-years away
NGC 4409 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 47 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.8′ × 53″ of sky, about 24,900 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 4409 from Porrima
Porrima
NGC 4409
VIRGO
NGC 4409 lies 5.4° northwest of Porrima , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4409 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 82° 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: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 87° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° 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: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -43° 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 88°S.
NGC 4409 is 47 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4409 tonight left it about 47 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4409
167 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4457, lenticular galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4527, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4496A, late spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 4536, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 4480, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.0° M61 Messier 61, spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4378, early spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4517A, late spiral galaxy, 2.5°
NGC 4409 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4409, 2MASX J12265847+0229396, IRAS 12244+0246, MCG +01-32-064, PGC 040775, SDSS J122658.44+022936.6, SDSS J122658.50+022939.6, SDSS J122658.50+022939.7 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 27.0m Declination (J2000) +02° 30′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 22.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 53″ Position angle 9° True size 24,900 light-years Distance 47 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,716 km/s, redshift 0.00574 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
