NGC 4347 is a star in Virgo
NGC 4347 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 4347 from Porrima
Porrima
NGC 4347
VIRGO
NGC 4347 lies 4.8° west of Porrima , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4347 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -28° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -43° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 55° 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: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -57° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -37° 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 87°N.
The distance to NGC 4347 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4347
41 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4348, spiral galaxy, 12′ NGC 4454, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4546, lenticular galaxy, 3.0° NGC 4517, late spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 4517A, late spiral galaxy, 4.2° NGC 4593, spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 4602, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.6° NGC 4592, late spiral galaxy, 4.7°
NGC 4347 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4347, SDSS J122352.44-031425.4 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 12h 23.9m Declination (J2000) -03° 14′ Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
