NGC 4001 is a spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
NGC 4001 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 35″ × 24″. It is faint: a 10-inch or larger telescope, or a camera, 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 4001 from Phecda
Phecda
NGC 4001
URSA MAJOR
NGC 4001 lies 6.4° south of Phecda , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4001 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 25° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 76° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 47° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -13° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -0° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -48° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -0° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -9° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -53° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -73° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -80° 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 43°S, and never sets north of 43°N.
The distance to NGC 4001 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4001
75 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 3949, spiral galaxy, 55′ NGC 4096, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4047, spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 3928 Miniature Spiral, elliptical galaxy, 1.7° NGC 3877, late spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 3893, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 4144, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4100, spiral galaxy, 2.6°
NGC 4001 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 4001, 2MASX J11580681+4720050, MCG +08-22-047, PGC 037656, SDSS J115806.78+472005.4 Type spiral galaxy (Sbc) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 58.1m Declination (J2000) +47° 20′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 35″ × 24″ Position angle 149° Radial velocity 0 km/s, redshift 0 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
