NGC 4080 is a barred spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices, 51 million light-years away
NGC 4080 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 51 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.2′ × 35″ of sky, about 18,200 light-years across. 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 4080 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4080
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4080 lies 13.0° north of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4080 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 48° 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: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 54° 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: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 32° 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: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -23° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 3° 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: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -31° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -63° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -28° 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: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -68° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -75° 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 63°S, and never sets north of 63°N.
NGC 4080 is 51 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4080 tonight left it about 51 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4080
278 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, 1.2° NGC 4008, elliptical galaxy, 1.9° NGC 4169, lenticular galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4136, late spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 4251, lenticular galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4162, spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 3899, spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 3900, lenticular galaxy, 3.5°
NGC 4080 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4080, 2MASX J12045180+2659334, MCG +05-29-006, PGC 038244, SDSS J120451.82+265933.0, SDSS J120451.83+265933.1, UGC 07068 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBm) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 04.9m Declination (J2000) +27° 00′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 22.5 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.2′ × 35″ Position angle 121° True size 18,200 light-years Distance 51 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 547 km/s, redshift 0.00182 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
