NGC 4043 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4043 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 57″ × 38″. 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 4043 from Zavijava
Zavijava
NGC 4043
VIRGO
NGC 4043 lies 3.9° northeast of Zavijava , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4043 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -45° 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: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 81° 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: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -73° 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°: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -40° 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 4043 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4043
94 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4123, late spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 4116, barred spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 4045, early spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 4073, elliptical galaxy, 2.5° NGC 3976, spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 4215, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 4179, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° NGC 4223, lenticular galaxy, 4.4°
NGC 4043 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4043, 2MASX J12022296+0419473, IRAS 11597+0437, MCG +01-31-012, PGC 038010, SDSS J120222.96+041947.3, SDSS J120222.97+041947.3, UGC 07015 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 02.4m Declination (J2000) +04° 20′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 57″ × 38″ Position angle 136° Radial velocity 6,353 km/s, redshift 0.02142 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
