NGC 4064 is a barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, 28 million light-years away
NGC 4064 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 28 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.3 and spans 3.2′ × 1.3′ of sky, about 26,600 light-years across. 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 4064 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4064
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4064 lies 5.3° northeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4064 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: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -51° 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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.
NGC 4064 is 28 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4064 tonight left it about 28 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4064
203 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4147, globular cluster, 1.4° NGC 4057, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4032, irregular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4152, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 4204, barred spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 3937, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4293, lenticular galaxy, 4.0° M98 Messier 98, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.2°
NGC 4064 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4064, 2MASX J12041119+1826364, IRAS 12016+1843, MCG +03-31-033, PGC 038167, SDSS J120411.15+182636.3, UGC 07054 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBa) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 04.2m Declination (J2000) +18° 27′ Magnitude 11.3 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.2′ × 1.3′ Position angle 151° True size 26,600 light-years Distance 28 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 931 km/s, redshift 0.00311 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
