NGC 4062 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, 48 million light-years away
NGC 4062 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 48 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.1 and spans 4.1′ × 1.6′ of sky, about 57,900 light-years across. 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 4062 from ν UMa
ν UMa
NGC 4062
URSA MAJOR
NGC 4062 lies 9.7° east of ν UMa , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4062 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -18° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -35° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -59° 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 58°S, and never sets north of 58°N.
NGC 4062 is 48 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4062 tonight left it about 48 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4062
130 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3995, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4150, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4136, late spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4203, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4169, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4245, lenticular galaxy, 3.7° NGC 4104, lenticular galaxy, 3.8° NGC 4008, elliptical galaxy, 3.9°
NGC 4062 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 4062, 2MASX J12040383+3153449, IRAS 12015+3210, MCG +05-29-004, PGC 038150, SDSS J120403.82+315344.8, SDSS J120403.83+315344.9, UGC 07045 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 04.1m Declination (J2000) +31° 54′ Magnitude 11.1 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 22.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 4.1′ × 1.6′ Position angle 101° True size 57,900 light-years Distance 48 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 759 km/s, redshift 0.00253 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
