NGC 4250 is a lenticular galaxy in Draco
NGC 4250 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Draco . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.9′ × 56″. 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 4250 from Dubhe
Dubhe
NGC 4250
DRACO
NGC 4250 lies 11.6° northeast of Dubhe , the magnitude 1.8 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4250 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 33° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 30° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 48° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -20° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -28° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -39° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -55° 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 19°S, and never sets north of 19°N.
The distance to NGC 4250 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4250
45 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4236, barred spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4128, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4750, early spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 3735, late spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4589, elliptical galaxy, 3.7° NGC 4648, elliptical galaxy, 4.0° NGC 4319, barred spiral galaxy, 4.5° NGC 4291, elliptical galaxy, 4.6°
NGC 4250 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 4250, 2MASX J12172630+7048094, IRAS 12150+7105, MCG +12-12-005, PGC 039414, UGC 07329 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 17.4m Declination (J2000) +70° 48′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.9′ × 56″ Position angle 166° Radial velocity 2,138 km/s, redshift 0.00716 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
