NGC 4201 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4201 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1′ × 44″. 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 4201 from Gienah
Gienah
NGC 4201
VIRGO
NGC 4201 lies 6.0° north of Gienah , the magnitude 2.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4201 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -24° 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: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -42° 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: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -48° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 58° 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: -8° 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: -80° 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: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -36° 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°: -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°: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 54° 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°: -63° 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: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 8° 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: 86° 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: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -18° 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: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 81° 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: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 71° 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: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -29° 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 78°N, and never sets south of 78°S.
The distance to NGC 4201 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4201
35 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4129, barred spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 4094, late spiral galaxy, 3.6° NGC 4487, late spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 3962, elliptical galaxy, 5.4° NGC 4050, early spiral galaxy, 5.6° NGC 4504, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.9°
NGC 4201 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4201, 2MASX J12144185-1134581, IRAS 12120-1118, MCG -02-31-024, PGC 039120 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 14.7m Declination (J2000) -11° 35′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 44″ Position angle 81° Radial velocity 5,311 km/s, redshift 0.01787 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
