NGC 4123 is a late spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4123 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 11.3 and spans 3.2′ × 2.3′. 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 4123 from Zavijava
Zavijava
NGC 4123
VIRGO
NGC 4123 lies 4.5° east of Zavijava , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4123 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -53° 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: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -40° 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 87°S.
The distance to NGC 4123 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4123
106 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4116, barred spiral galaxy, 14′ NGC 4073, elliptical galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4045, early spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4179, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4292, lenticular galaxy, 3.7° M61 Messier 61, spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 4273, late spiral galaxy, 3.8° NGC 4270, lenticular galaxy, 3.9°
NGC 4123 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4123, 2MASX J12081108+0252419, IRAS 12056+0309, MCG +01-31-023, PGC 038531, SDSS J120811.10+025241.8, SDSS J120811.11+025241.8, UGC 07116 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 08.2m Declination (J2000) +02° 53′ Magnitude 11.3 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.2′ × 2.3′ Position angle 125° Radial velocity 1,283 km/s, redshift 0.00429 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
