NGC 4412 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4412 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 13.1 and spans 1.5′ × 1.4′. 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 4412 from Porrima
Porrima
NGC 4412
VIRGO
NGC 4412 lies 6.6° northwest of Porrima , the magnitude 2.7 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4412 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -37° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -26° 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: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -58° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -50° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -44° 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 86°S.
The distance to NGC 4412 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4412
230 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4457, lenticular galaxy, 43′ NGC 4480, mixed spiral galaxy, 60′ NGC 4378, early spiral galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4496A, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° M61 Messier 61, spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4292, lenticular galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4409, barred spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4324, lenticular galaxy, 1.6°
NGC 4412 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4412, 2MASX J12263610+0357526, IRAS 12240+0414, MCG +01-32-062, PGC 040715, SDSS J122636.08+035752.8, UGC 07536 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 26.6m Declination (J2000) +03° 58′ Magnitude 13.1 (B 13.0) Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 1.4′ Position angle 109° Radial velocity 2,285 km/s, redshift 0.00765 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
