NGC 4207 is a late spiral galaxy in Virgo, 47 million light-years away
NGC 4207 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 47 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.5′ × 46″ of sky, about 20,400 light-years across. 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 4207 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4207
VIRGO
NGC 4207 lies 8.2° southeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4207 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -22° 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: 86° 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: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -50° 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°: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 26° 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°: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -54° 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: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -6° 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: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -47° 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 80°S.
NGC 4207 is 47 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4207 tonight left it about 47 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4207
492 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4178, late spiral galaxy, 1.4° IC 3123, star, 1.7° NGC 4307, barred spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4119, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4233, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4224, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 4294, barred spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 4235, early spiral galaxy, 2.4°
NGC 4207 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4207, 2MASX J12153043+0935057, IRAS 12129+0951, MCG +02-31-069, PGC 039206, SDSS J121530.50+093505.6, TYC 873-1069-1, UGC 07268 Type late spiral galaxy (Sd) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 15.5m Declination (J2000) +09° 35′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 46″ Position angle 122° True size 20,400 light-years Distance 47 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 638 km/s, redshift 0.00213 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
