NGC 4499 is a barred spiral galaxy in Centaurus
NGC 4499 (ESO 322-022) is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Centaurus . It shines at magnitude 13.1 and spans 2′ × 1.3′. 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 4499 from Muhlifain
Muhlifain
NGC 4499
CENTAURUS
NGC 4499 lies 9.1° north of Muhlifain , the magnitude 2.2 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4499 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -62° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -66° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -89° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -67° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 90° 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: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -5° 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 50°N, and never sets south of 50°S.
The distance to NGC 4499 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4499
57 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4553, lenticular galaxy, 57′ IC 3370, elliptical galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4373, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° IC 3290, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4373A, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4603, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4622, early spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 4650, lenticular galaxy, 2.4°
NGC 4499 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Centaurus Designations NGC 4499, ESO 322-022, 2MASX J12320494-3958568, ESO-LV 322-0220, MCG -07-26-008, PGC 041537 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBbc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 32.1m Declination (J2000) -39° 59′ Magnitude 13.1 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2′ × 1.3′ Position angle 102° Radial velocity 3,561 km/s, redshift 0.01194 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
