The sky around NGC 4171, 3° across, north up NGC 4175 NGC 4173 NGC 4169 NGC 4174 NGC 4170 NGC 4185 NGC 4134 NGC 4132 NGC 4131 NGC 4196 NGC 4209 NGC 4136 NGC 4245 NGC 4253 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around NGC 4171 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

NGC 4171

NGC 4171

Star in Coma Berenices

Star in Coma Berenices.

COMA BERENICES

The box shows where NGC 4171 sits in Coma Berenices.

Constellation
Coma BerenicesCom
Magnitude
-visual
Size
-apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Mayat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

NGC 4171 is a star in Coma Berenices

NGC 4171 is a star in the constellation Coma Berenices. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.

Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.

Finding NGC 4171 from Cor Caroli

Cor Caroli NGC 4171 COMA BERENICES

NGC 4171 lies 12.8° southwest of Cor Caroli, the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.

NGC 4171 is highest in the evening in May

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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 4171 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of NGC 4171

334 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

NGC 4171 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationComa Berenices
DesignationsNGC 4171
Typestar
Right ascension (J2000)12h 12.6m
Declination (J2000)+29° 13′
Best withTelescope
Best monthMay
Catalog pageNGC 4001 to 4500