NGC 4902 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4902 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 11.2 and spans 2.6′ × 2.4′. 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 4902 from Spica
Spica
NGC 4902
VIRGO
NGC 4902 lies 6.8° southwest of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4902 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -41° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -50° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -57° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -63° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -67° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -67° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -63° 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: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -31° 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 southern hemisphere and north to about 75°N, and never sets south of 75°S.
The distance to NGC 4902 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4902
115 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4899, mixed spiral galaxy, 34′ NGC 4856, lenticular galaxy, 40′ NGC 4897, spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4825, lenticular galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4756, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4984, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4727, spiral galaxy, 2.4° NGC 4783, elliptical galaxy, 2.5°
NGC 4902 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4902, 2MASX J13005972-1430492, IRAS 12583-1414, MCG -02-33-092, PGC 044847, UGCA 315 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 01.0m Declination (J2000) -14° 31′ Magnitude 11.2 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.6′ × 2.4′ Position angle 78° Radial velocity 2,632 km/s, redshift 0.00881 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4501 to 5000
