NGC 4128 is a lenticular galaxy in Draco
NGC 4128 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 11.9 and spans 2.2′ × 40″. 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 4128 from Dubhe
Dubhe
NGC 4128
DRACO
NGC 4128 lies 9.7° northeast of Dubhe , the magnitude 1.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4128 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 0° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -50° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -55° 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 21°S, and never sets north of 21°N.
The distance to NGC 4128 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4128
39 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4236, barred spiral galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4250, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4256, spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 3735, late spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 4125, elliptical galaxy, 3.6° NGC 3682, lenticular galaxy, 4.4° NGC 4750, early spiral galaxy, 5.3° NGC 4512, lenticular galaxy, 5.4°
NGC 4128 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 4128, 2MASX J12083235+6846034, MCG +12-12-002a, PGC 038555, UGC 07120 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 08.5m Declination (J2000) +68° 46′ Magnitude 11.9 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.2′ × 40″ Position angle 62° Radial velocity 2,330 km/s, redshift 0.0078 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
