NGC 4008 is an elliptical galaxy in Leo
NGC 4008 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Leo . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.1′ × 1.1′. 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 4008 from ν UMa
ν UMa
NGC 4008
LEO
NGC 4008 lies 9.9° southeast of ν UMa , the magnitude 3.5 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4008 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 49° 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: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -0° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 0° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -21° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 71° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -28° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -31° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -29° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -28° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -43° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 41° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 28° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 21° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -56° 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 62°S, and never sets north of 62°N.
The distance to NGC 4008 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4008
202 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4104, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 3900, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 3899, spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4136, late spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 4169, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4150, lenticular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4062, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.9° NGC 3995, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.1°
NGC 4008 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Leo Designations NGC 4008, 2MASX J11581704+2811330, MCG +05-28-061, PGC 037666, UGC 06953 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 11h 58.3m Declination (J2000) +28° 12′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.1′ × 1.1′ Position angle 166° Radial velocity 3,598 km/s, redshift 0.01207 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
