NGC 4941 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4941 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 11.2 and spans 3.3′ × 2.7′. 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 4941 from Spica
Spica
NGC 4941
VIRGO
NGC 4941 lies 7.6° northwest of Spica , the magnitude 1.0 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4941 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -33° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -42° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -50° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -58° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -64° 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: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 36° 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: -82° 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°: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 38° 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°: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 52° 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: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -63° 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: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -40° 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 84°N.
The distance to NGC 4941 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4941
104 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4951, mixed spiral galaxy, 58′ NGC 4915, elliptical galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4981, spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4958, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4928, spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 4995, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4786, elliptical galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4775, late spiral galaxy, 2.8°
NGC 4941 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4941, 2MASX J13041314-0533058, IRAS 13016-0516, MCG -01-33-077, PGC 045165, UGCA 321 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABa) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 04.2m Declination (J2000) -05° 33′ Magnitude 11.2 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 3.3′ × 2.7′ Position angle 23° Radial velocity 1,108 km/s, redshift 0.0037 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4501 to 5000
