NGC 4116 is a barred spiral galaxy in Virgo, 49 million light-years away
NGC 4116 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo , 49 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 12.0 and spans 2.6′ × 1.5′ of sky, about 36,800 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 4116 from Zavijava
Zavijava
NGC 4116
VIRGO
NGC 4116 lies 4.3° east of Zavijava , the magnitude 3.6 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4116 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 14° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -21° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -37° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -47° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -36° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -50° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -57° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -42° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 81° 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: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -51° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -53° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 67° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 57° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -40° 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 87°S.
NGC 4116 is 49 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4116 tonight left it about 49 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4116
98 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4123, late spiral galaxy, 14′ NGC 4073, elliptical galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4045, early spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4179, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 4292, lenticular galaxy, 3.9° M61 Messier 61, spiral galaxy, 4.0° NGC 4273, late spiral galaxy, 4.1° NGC 4270, lenticular galaxy, 4.1°
NGC 4116 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4116, 2MASX J12073681+0241319, 2MASX J12073715+0241255, IRAS 12050+0258, MCG +01-31-022, PGC 038492, SDSS J120736.81+024132.2, UGC 07111 Type barred spiral galaxy (SBcd) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 07.6m Declination (J2000) +02° 41′ Magnitude 12.0 Surface brightness 22.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 2.6′ × 1.5′ Position angle 152° True size 36,800 light-years Distance 49 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
