NGC 4082 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4082 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 47″ × 21″. 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 4082 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4082
VIRGO
NGC 4082 lies 5.5° southeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4082 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: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -19° 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: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -26° 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: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -19° 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: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 48° 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: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -46° 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 79°S, and never sets north of 79°N.
The distance to NGC 4082 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4082
363 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, 47′ NGC 4178, late spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 4037, spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 4168, elliptical galaxy, 3.1° NGC 4193, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 4206, spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4189, late spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4216, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.6°
NGC 4082 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4082, 2MASX J12051141+1040142, MCG +02-31-026, PGC 038274, SDSS J120511.44+104014.2, SDSS J120511.45+104014.2 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 05.2m Declination (J2000) +10° 40′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 47″ × 21″ Position angle 70° Radial velocity 6,913 km/s, redshift 0.02333 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
