IC 4121 is a star in Coma Berenices
IC 4121 is a star in the constellation Coma Berenices . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
Star: a single, double or multiple star that a 19th-century observer listed as a nebula or cluster, usually because of a faint companion or haze in the telescope. It keeps its catalog number.
Finding IC 4121 from Vindemiatrix
Vindemiatrix
IC 4121
COMA BERENICES
IC 4121 lies 8.3° north of Vindemiatrix , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
IC 4121 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -5° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -6° 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: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -27° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -19° 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: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -36° 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: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -45° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 20° 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: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -61° 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 71°S, and never sets north of 71°N.
The distance to IC 4121 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of IC 4121
255 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
IC 4170 NED01, elliptical galaxy, 1.9° M53 Messier 53, globular cluster, 2.5° M64 Black Eye Galaxy, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 5053, globular cluster, 3.5° NGC 5012, late spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 4866, lenticular galaxy, 5.2° NGC 5016, mixed spiral galaxy, 5.2° NGC 4710, lenticular galaxy, 5.3°
IC 4121 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations IC 4121, SDSS J130321.52+191656.2 Type star Right ascension (J2000) 13h 03.4m Declination (J2000) +19° 17′ Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page IC 4001 to 4500
