NGC 4928 is a spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4928 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 1.1′ × 48″. 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 4928 from Spica
Spica
NGC 4928
VIRGO
NGC 4928 lies 6.3° northwest of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4928 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -38° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -48° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -44° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -58° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -52° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -59° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -65° 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: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -53° 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°: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -61° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -37° 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 82°N.
The distance to NGC 4928 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4928
120 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4958, lenticular galaxy, 42′ NGC 4818, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4995, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4951, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4981, spiral galaxy, 1.9° NGC 4939, spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4786, elliptical galaxy, 2.4° NGC 4941, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.6°
NGC 4928 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4928, 2MASX J13030056-0805059, IRAS 13004-0749, MCG -01-33-075, PGC 045052 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 03.0m Declination (J2000) -08° 05′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 21.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.1′ × 48″ Position angle 73° Radial velocity 1,717 km/s, redshift 0.00574 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4501 to 5000
