NGC 4237 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, 61 million light-years away
NGC 4237 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 61 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.8 and spans 1.8′ × 1.2′ of sky, about 32,200 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 4237 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4237
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4237 lies 6.8° east of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4237 is highest in the evening in May
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
60°N
JAN at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -3° 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: -10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -51° 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.
NGC 4237 is 61 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4237 tonight left it about 61 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4237
457 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4262, lenticular galaxy, 43′ M98 Messier 98, mixed spiral galaxy, 55′ M99 Coma Pinwheel Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 59′ NGC 4298, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4312, early spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4302, late spiral galaxy, 1.3° M100 Messier 100, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4208, late spiral galaxy, 1.5°
NGC 4237 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4237, 2MASX J12170941+1519330, 2MASX J12171141+1519262, IRAS 12146+1536, MCG +03-31-091, PGC 039393, SDSS J121711.41+151926.3, SDSS J121711.42+151926.3 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABb) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 17.2m Declination (J2000) +15° 19′ Magnitude 11.8 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.8′ × 1.2′ Position angle 106° True size 32,200 light-years Distance 61 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
