NGC 4040 is an elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices
NGC 4040 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.2′ × 37″. 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 4040 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4040
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4040 lies 4.5° northeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4040 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -6° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -41° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 27° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -51° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -37° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -16° 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: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -61° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -43° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 71° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -48° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 61° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -53° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -50° 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 72°S, and never sets north of 72°N.
The distance to NGC 4040 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4040
210 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4064, barred spiral galaxy, 48′ NGC 4147, globular cluster, 2.0° NGC 4032, irregular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4057, elliptical galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4152, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 3937, lenticular galaxy, 3.6° M98 Messier 98, mixed spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 4204, barred spiral galaxy, 4.2°
NGC 4040 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4040, 2MASX J12020544+1749232, MCG +03-31-018, PGC 037993, SDSS J120205.44+174923.5, SDSS J120205.44+174923.6, UGC 07013 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 02.1m Declination (J2000) +17° 49′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 24.1 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 37″ Position angle 140° Radial velocity 6,826 km/s, redshift 0.02303 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
