NGC 4211A is a lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices
NGC 4211A is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 26″ × 17″. 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 4211A from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
NGC 4211A
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4211A lies 13.2° southwest of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4211A is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -59° 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 62°S, and never sets north of 62°N.
The distance to NGC 4211A is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4211A
370 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4251, lenticular galaxy, 33′ NGC 4169, lenticular galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4278, elliptical galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4245, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4283, elliptical galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4274, barred spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4104, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4136, late spiral galaxy, 2.2°
NGC 4211A catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4211A, 2MASX J12153729+2810106, MCG +05-29-043, PGC 039195, SDSS J121537.32+281010.6, SDSS J121537.32+281010.7, UGC 07277 NED02 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 15.6m Declination (J2000) +28° 10′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 26″ × 17″ Position angle 157° Radial velocity 6,596 km/s, redshift 0.02225 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
