NGC 4114 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Corvus, 193 million light-years away
NGC 4114 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Corvus , 193 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 2.2′ × 1.1′ of sky, about 121,200 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 4114 from Gienah
Gienah
NGC 4114
CORVUS
NGC 4114 lies 3.9° northwest of Gienah , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4114 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -52° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -26° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 76°N, and never sets south of 76°S.
NGC 4114 is 193 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4114 tonight left it about 193 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4114
37 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4094, late spiral galaxy, 28′ NGC 4050, early spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 3962, elliptical galaxy, 3.0° NGC 4033, elliptical galaxy, 4.0° NGC 4024, lenticular galaxy, 4.7° NGC 4038 Antenna Galaxies, barred spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 4039 Antenna Galaxies, barred spiral galaxy, 4.9° NGC 4129, barred spiral galaxy, 5.2°
NGC 4114 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Corvus Designations NGC 4114, 2MASX J12071225-1411074, MCG -02-31-018, PGC 038460 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 07.2m Declination (J2000) -14° 11′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 1.1′ Position angle 135° True size 121,200 light-years Distance 193 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 4,049 km/s, redshift 0.01359 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
