The sky around NGC 4315, 3° across, north up NGC 4316 IC 3223 IC 3245 NGC 4307 NGC 4307A NGC 4360B NGC 4360 IC 3255 IC 3190 IC 3170 IC 3167 IC 3163 IC 3160 IC 3158 IC 3162 IC 3161 IC 3156 IC 3175 IC 3151 IC 3236 NGC 4356 IC 3318 IC 3139 NGC 4380 NGC 4410A NGC 4410 NGC 4410B NGC 4410C IC 3350 IC 3134 IC 776 NGC 4411 IC 3129 IC 3343 NGC 4417 NGC 4411B IC 3328 IC 3124 NGC 4424 IC 3366 IC 3357 IC 3352 IC 3118 IC 3117 IC 3114 IC 3106 NGC 4415 IC 3103 NGC 4445 IC 3374 NGC 4442 IC 3097 NGC 4451 low-power eyepiece, 1° NE 1°
The sky around NGC 4315 at true scale, north up and east left, with stars to magnitude 8 and the NGC and IC objects in the field. The circles show the field of a low-power eyepiece and of 10×50 binoculars.

NGC 4315

NGC 4315

Star in Virgo

Star in Virgo.

VIRGO

The box shows where NGC 4315 sits in Virgo.

Constellation
VirgoVir
Magnitude
-visual
Size
-apparent
Distance
-light-years
Best month
Mayat 9 pm
Best with
Telescope

NGC 4315 is a star in Virgo

NGC 4315 is a star in the constellation Virgo. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.

Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.

Finding NGC 4315 from Denebola

Denebola NGC 4315 VIRGO

NGC 4315 lies 9.8° southeast of Denebola, the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.

NGC 4315 is highest in the evening in May

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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 81°S.

The distance to NGC 4315 is not well measured

No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.

Objects within 6° of NGC 4315

580 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:

NGC 4315 catalog data

FieldValue
ConstellationVirgo
DesignationsNGC 4315, SDSS J122245.14+091819.3
Typestar
Right ascension (J2000)12h 22.8m
Declination (J2000)+09° 18′
Best withTelescope
Best monthMay
Catalog pageNGC 4001 to 4500