NGC 4104 is a lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices
NGC 4104 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 12.1 and spans 2.5′ × 1.1′. 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 4104 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4104
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4104 lies 14.2° north of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4104 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -2° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -57° 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 62°S, and never sets north of 62°N.
The distance to NGC 4104 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4104
283 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4169, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4008, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4136, late spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4150, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 4251, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4245, lenticular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 4278, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4283, elliptical galaxy, 3.2°
NGC 4104 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4104, IRAS 12040+2827, MCG +05-29-016, PGC 038407, SDSS J120638.92+281026.8, SDSS J120638.97+281028.0, SDSS J120638.97+281028.1, UGC 07099 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 06.6m Declination (J2000) +28° 10′ Magnitude 12.1 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.5′ × 1.1′ Position angle 34° Radial velocity 8,453 km/s, redshift 0.0286 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
