NGC 4097 is a lenticular galaxy in Ursa Major, 231 million light-years away
NGC 4097 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 231 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 55″ of sky, about 81,900 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 4097 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
NGC 4097
URSA MAJOR
NGC 4097 lies 10.0° west of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4097 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -40° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -42° 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: -53° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -61° 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 53°S, and never sets north of 53°N.
NGC 4097 is 231 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4097 tonight left it about 231 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4097
64 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4214, irregular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4244, late spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 3941, lenticular galaxy, 2.6° NGC 4151, early spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4145, late spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 4203, lenticular galaxy, 4.1° NGC 4369, barred spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 3995, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.9°
NGC 4097 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 4097, 2MASX J12060247+3651488, MCG +06-27-004, PGC 038363, SDSS J120602.51+365149.2, UGC 07092 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 06.0m Declination (J2000) +36° 52′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.6 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 55″ Position angle 94° True size 81,900 light-years Distance 231 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 6,212 km/s, redshift 0.02094 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
