NGC 4444 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Centaurus
NGC 4444 (ESO 268-010) is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 2.3′ × 1.9′. 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 4444 from Muhlifain
Muhlifain
NGC 4444
CENTAURUS
NGC 4444 lies 6.1° northwest of Muhlifain , the magnitude 2.2 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4444 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -50° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -65° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -66° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -62° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 87° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -2° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 47°N, and never sets south of 47°S.
The distance to NGC 4444 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4444
54 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4219, spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4603, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4645, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4645A, lenticular galaxy, 3.3° IC 3290, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4373, lenticular galaxy, 3.6° NGC 4672, early spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 4622, early spiral galaxy, 3.6°
NGC 4444 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations NGC 4444, ESO 268-010, 2MASX J12283639-4315423, ESO-LV 268-0100, IRAS 12259-4259, MCG -07-26-007, PGC 041043 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 28.6m Declination (J2000) -43° 16′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.3′ × 1.9′ Position angle 68° Radial velocity 2,915 km/s, redshift 0.00977 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
