NGC 4096 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Ursa Major, 40 million light-years away
NGC 4096 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major , 40 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 10.5 and spans 5.7′ × 1.4′ of sky, about 65,700 light-years across. 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 4096 from Phecda
Phecda
NGC 4096
URSA MAJOR
NGC 4096 lies 6.5° south of Phecda , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4096 is highest in the evening in May
JAN
FEB
MAR
APR
MAY
JUN
JUL
AUG
SEP
OCT
NOV
DEC
60°N
JAN at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° 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: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 31° 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: 16° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 81° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -0° 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: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 1° 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: -6° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 48° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 41° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 33° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -33° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -48° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -41° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -57° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -1° 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: 6° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -8° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -47° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -57° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -42° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -32° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -62° 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.
NGC 4096 is 40 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4096 tonight left it about 40 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4096
74 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4144, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4047, spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4217, spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4220, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4248, barred spiral galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4100, spiral galaxy, 2.1° NGC 3949, spiral galaxy, 2.1° M106 Messier 106, spiral galaxy, 2.2°
NGC 4096 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 4096, 2MASX J12060116+4728420, IRAS 12034+4745, MCG +08-22-067, PGC 038361, SDSS J120601.13+472842.3, SDSS J120601.13+472842.4, UGC 07090 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 06.0m Declination (J2000) +47° 29′ Magnitude 10.5 (B 11.0) Surface brightness 22.4 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 5.7′ × 1.4′ Position angle 20° True size 65,700 light-years Distance 40 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 554 km/s, redshift 0.00185 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
