NGC 4213 is an elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices, 288 million light-years away
NGC 4213 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 288 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 1.6′ × 1.1′ of sky, about 131,500 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 4213 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4213
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4213 lies 11.3° northeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4213 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 66°S, and never sets north of 66°N.
NGC 4213 is 288 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4213 tonight left it about 288 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4213
360 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4162, spiral galaxy, 52′ NGC 4204, barred spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 4494, elliptical galaxy, 4.0° NGC 4251, lenticular galaxy, 4.2° NGC 4057, elliptical galaxy, 4.6° NGC 4104, lenticular galaxy, 4.7° NGC 4565 Needle Galaxy, spiral galaxy, 5.1° NGC 4032, irregular galaxy, 5.2°
NGC 4213 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4213, 2MASX J12153750+2358544, MCG +04-29-054, PGC 039223, SDSS J121537.56+235854.7, UGC 07276 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 15.6m Declination (J2000) +23° 59′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 1.1′ Position angle 67° True size 131,500 light-years Distance 288 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 6,640 km/s, redshift 0.0224 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
