NGC 4200 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4200 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 12.9 and spans 1.4′ × 52″. 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 4200 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4200
VIRGO
NGC 4200 lies 6.7° east of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4200 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -13° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -24° 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°: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -48° 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 78°S, and never sets north of 78°N.
The distance to NGC 4200 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4200
502 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4206, spiral galaxy, 51′ NGC 4216, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4193, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4168, elliptical galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4189, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4267, lenticular galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4178, late spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4208, late spiral galaxy, 1.7°
NGC 4200 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4200, 2MASX J12144419+1210503, MCG +02-31-057, PGC 039124, SDSS J121444.22+121050.7, SDSS J121444.23+121050.7, UGC 07251 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 14.7m Declination (J2000) +12° 11′ Magnitude 12.9 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 52″ Position angle 97° Radial velocity 2,332 km/s, redshift 0.00781 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
