NGC 4457 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4457 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 10.5 and spans 2.8′ × 2.4′. 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 4457 from Porrima
Porrima
NGC 4457
VIRGO
NGC 4457 lies 5.9° northwest of Porrima , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4457 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -46° 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: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -56° 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: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -66° 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: 3° 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: 84° 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: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -61° 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: -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: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 76° 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: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 45° 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: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 19° 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: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -44° 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 86°S.
The distance to NGC 4457 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4457
206 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4496A, late spiral galaxy, 46′ NGC 4480, mixed spiral galaxy, 46′ NGC 4409, barred spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4527, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4378, early spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4536, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.9° M61 Messier 61, spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4292, lenticular galaxy, 2.2°
NGC 4457 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4457, 2MASX J12285901+0334141, IRAS 12264+0350, MCG +01-32-075, PGC 041101, SDSS J122858.90+033413.4, UGC 07609 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 29.0m Declination (J2000) +03° 34′ Magnitude 10.5 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 22.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.8′ × 2.4′ Position angle 79° Radial velocity 880 km/s, redshift 0.00294 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
