NGC 4571 is a late spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, 46 million light-years away
NGC 4571 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 46 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 11.2 and spans 3.6′ × 3.3′ of sky, about 47,500 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 4571 from Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix
NGC 4571
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4571 lies 7.0° northwest of Vindemiatrix , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4571 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 13° 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: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 31° 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: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -37° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 34° 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: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -57° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -31° 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: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -54° 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 76°S, and never sets north of 76°N.
NGC 4571 is 46 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4571 tonight left it about 46 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4571
524 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M91 Messier 91, spiral galaxy, 27′ M90 Messier 90, early spiral galaxy, 1.1° M88 Messier 88, spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4595, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4531, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4634, barred spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4540, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.4° M89 Messier 89, elliptical galaxy, 1.7°
NGC 4571 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4571, 2MASX J12365637+1413024, IRAS 12344+1429, MCG +02-32-156, PGC 042100, SDSS J123656.37+141302.4, UGC 07788 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 36.9m Declination (J2000) +14° 13′ Magnitude 11.2 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.6′ × 3.3′ Position angle 35° True size 47,500 light-years Distance 46 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 341 km/s, redshift 0.00113 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4501 to 5000
