NGC 4006 is an elliptical galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4006 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.5′ × 58″. 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 4006 from Zavijava
Zavijava
NGC 4006
VIRGO
NGC 4006 lies 4.3° southeast of Zavijava , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4006 is highest in the evening in May
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
60°N
JAN at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -25° 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: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -48° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -46° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -35° 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 88°N.
The distance to NGC 4006 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4006
37 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4030, spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4045, early spiral galaxy, 4.3° NGC 4073, elliptical galaxy, 4.3° NGC 4179, lenticular galaxy, 5.0° NGC 4116, barred spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 4123, late spiral galaxy, 5.6° NGC 3818, elliptical galaxy, 5.7°
NGC 4006 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4006, 2MASX J11580578-0207124, MCG +00-31-006, PGC 037655, SDSS J115805.78-020712.2, UGC 06951 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 58.1m Declination (J2000) -02° 07′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 58″ Position angle 13° Radial velocity 5,812 km/s, redshift 0.01958 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
