NGC 4516 is a barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
NGC 4516 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.8′ × 58″. 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 4516 from Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix
NGC 4516
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4516 lies 8.0° northwest of Vindemiatrix , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4516 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -28° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -44° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -24° 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: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -85° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -53° 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 75°S, and never sets north of 75°N.
The distance to NGC 4516 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4516
548 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M88 Messier 88, spiral galaxy, 19′ M91 Messier 91, spiral galaxy, 34′ NGC 4474, lenticular galaxy, 56′ NGC 4571, late spiral galaxy, 59′ NGC 4540, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.1° IC 3392, early spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4459, lenticular galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4477, lenticular galaxy, 1.2°
NGC 4516 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4516, 2MASX J12330756+1434297, MCG +03-32-067, PGC 041661, SDSS J123307.53+143429.7, SDSS J123307.53+143429.8, SDSS J123307.54+143429.8, UGC 07703 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBa) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 33.1m Declination (J2000) +14° 34′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 58″ Position angle 175° Radial velocity 949 km/s, redshift 0.00317 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4501 to 5000
