NGC 4416 is a late spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4416 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 11.0 and spans 1.6′ × 1.4′. 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 4416 from Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix
NGC 4416
VIRGO
NGC 4416 lies 9.2° west of Vindemiatrix , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4416 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: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -17° 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: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 48° 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: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -32° 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: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 4° 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: -42° 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: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -52° 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: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 57° 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: -27° 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: 88° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 30° 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: -57° 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°: -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°: 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°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -61° 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: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 2° 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: 72° 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: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -62° 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: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -4° 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: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 41° 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: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -26° 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: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 42° 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: -6° 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: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -47° 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 82°S.
The distance to NGC 4416 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4416
503 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4434, elliptical galaxy, 19′ M49 Messier 49, elliptical galaxy, 45′ NGC 4365, elliptical galaxy, 50′ NGC 4411B, mixed spiral galaxy, 58′ NGC 4492, early spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4469, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4488, lenticular galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4342, lenticular galaxy, 1.2°
NGC 4416 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4416, 2MASX J12264672+0755084, IRAS 12242+0811, MCG +01-32-063, PGC 040743, TYC 874-874-1, UGC 07541 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 26.8m Declination (J2000) +07° 55′ Magnitude 11.0 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 1.4′ Position angle 112° Radial velocity 1,447 km/s, redshift 0.00484 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
