NGC 4012 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo, 188 million light-years away
NGC 4012 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 188 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.7′ × 31″ of sky, about 94,700 light-years across. 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 4012 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4012
VIRGO
NGC 4012 lies 5.1° southeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4012 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -51° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -59° 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 80°S, and never sets north of 80°N.
NGC 4012 is 188 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4012 tonight left it about 188 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4012
223 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4119, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 3976, spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 4037, spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4178, late spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 3810, late spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 4168, elliptical galaxy, 4.6° NGC 3872, elliptical galaxy, 4.9° NGC 4193, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.9°
NGC 4012 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4012, 2MASX J11582752+1001169, MCG +02-31-006, PGC 037686, SDSS J115827.52+100117.4, SDSS J115827.53+100117.3, SDSS J115827.53+100117.4, UGC 06960 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 58.5m Declination (J2000) +10° 01′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.7′ × 31″ Position angle 151° True size 94,700 light-years Distance 188 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,135 km/s, redshift 0.01389 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
