NGC 4037 is a spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
NGC 4037 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.4′ × 2.2′. 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 4037 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4037
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4037 lies 3.2° east of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4037 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 2° 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: 41° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -18° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -40° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -74° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -47° 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 77°S, and never sets north of 77°N.
The distance to NGC 4037 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4037
244 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4168, elliptical galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4189, late spiral galaxy, 3.0° NGC 4193, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.0° M98 Messier 98, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4206, spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4119, lenticular galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4152, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4208, late spiral galaxy, 3.5°
NGC 4037 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4037, 2MASX J12012368+1324041, IRAS 11588+1340, MCG +02-31-015, PGC 037928, SDSS J120123.66+132403.6, SDSS J120123.67+132403.7, UGC 07002 Type spiral galaxy (Sb) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 01.4m Declination (J2000) +13° 24′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 23.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.4′ × 2.2′ Position angle 30° Radial velocity 916 km/s, redshift 0.00306 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
