NGC 4188 is a spiral galaxy in Corvus
NGC 4188 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Corvus . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 40″ × 33″. 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 4188 from Gienah
Gienah
NGC 4188
CORVUS
NGC 4188 lies 5.0° north of Gienah , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4188 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: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -36° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -52° 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: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 28° 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: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -28° 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 77°N, and never sets south of 77°S.
The distance to NGC 4188 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4188
33 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4188 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Corvus Designations NGC 4188, 2MASX J12140734-1235096, IRAS 12115-1218, MCG -02-31-023, PGC 039059 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 14.1m Declination (J2000) -12° 35′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 40″ × 33″ Position angle 110° Radial velocity 4,236 km/s, redshift 0.01423 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
