NGC 4131 is a lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices
NGC 4131 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 13.2 and spans 1.4′ × 35″. 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 4131 from ν UMa
ν UMa
NGC 4131
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4131 lies 11.4° east of ν UMa , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4131 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -4° 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: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -13° 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: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -21° 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: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 79° 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: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -29° 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: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 70° 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: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 60° 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°: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -61° 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: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 40° 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: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 21° 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: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 13° 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: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -58° 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 61°S, and never sets north of 61°N.
The distance to NGC 4131 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4131
276 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4136, late spiral galaxy, 38′ NGC 4169, lenticular galaxy, 47′ NGC 4150, lenticular galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4104, lenticular galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4245, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 4251, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4274, barred spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 4278, elliptical galaxy, 2.5°
NGC 4131 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4131, 2MASX J12084728+2918172, MCG +05-29-019, PGC 038573, SDSS J120847.28+291817.1, SDSS J120847.28+291817.2, SDSS J120847.29+291817.2, UGC 07126 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 08.8m Declination (J2000) +29° 18′ Magnitude 13.2 (B 14.0) Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 35″ Position angle 69° Radial velocity 3,844 km/s, redshift 0.0129 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
