NGC 5012 is a late spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, 136 million light-years away
NGC 5012 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 136 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.6′ × 1.4′ of sky, about 104,100 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 5012 from Arcturus
Arcturus
NGC 5012
COMA BERENICES
NGC 5012 lies 15.4° west of Arcturus , the magnitude -0.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 5012 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -15° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 71° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 44° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -70° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -65° 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 67°S, and never sets north of 67°N.
NGC 5012 is 136 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 5012 tonight left it about 136 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 5012
303 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 5016, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.2° IC 4170 NED01, elliptical galaxy, 2.3° M64 Black Eye Galaxy, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.7° M53 Messier 53, globular cluster, 4.8° NGC 5053, globular cluster, 5.3° NGC 4747, barred spiral galaxy, 5.4° NGC 4725, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.5° NGC 4921, early spiral galaxy, 5.5°
NGC 5012 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 5012, 2MASX J13113705+2254556, IRAS 13091+2310, MCG +04-31-012, PGC 045795, SDSS J131137.03+225455.7, UGC 08270 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 13h 11.6m Declination (J2000) +22° 55′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.6′ × 1.4′ Position angle 10° True size 104,100 light-years Distance 136 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 2,594 km/s, redshift 0.00869 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 5001 to 5500
