NGC 4047 is a spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
NGC 4047 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.5′ × 1.2′. It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, 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 4047 from Phecda
Phecda
NGC 4047
URSA MAJOR
NGC 4047 lies 5.3° south of Phecda , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4047 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -62° 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 41°S, and never sets north of 41°N.
The distance to NGC 4047 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4047
74 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4100, spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4096, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 3949, spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4085, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 3928 Miniature Spiral, elliptical galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4088, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4157, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4220, lenticular galaxy, 2.3°
NGC 4047 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 4047, 2MASX J12025065+4838106, IRAS 12002+4854, MCG +08-22-058, PGC 038042, SDSS J120250.67+483810.3, SDSS J120250.68+483810.3, UGC 07025 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 02.8m Declination (J2000) +48° 38′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 22.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 1.2′ Position angle 100° Radial velocity 3,410 km/s, redshift 0.01144 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
