NGC 4118 is a lenticular galaxy in Canes Venatici
NGC 4118 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 41″ × 23″. 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 4118 from Phecda
Phecda
NGC 4118
CANES VENATICI
NGC 4118 lies 10.8° south of Phecda , the magnitude 2.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4118 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 62° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 22° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 5° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 85° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -0° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -17° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -18° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -33° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 36° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 18° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 33° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 27° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -60° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -46° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -41° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -72° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -84° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -63° 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 47°S, and never sets north of 47°N.
The distance to NGC 4118 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4118
54 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4111, lenticular galaxy, 9′ NGC 4138, lenticular galaxy, 39′ NGC 4143, lenticular galaxy, 39′ NGC 4183, late spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4051, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.7° IC 750, early spiral galaxy, 1.7° IC 749, late spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4013, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.9°
NGC 4118 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations NGC 4118, 2MASX J12075284+4306402, MCG +07-25-028, PGC 038507, SDSS J120752.86+430639.7, SDSS J120752.87+430639.8, UGC 07112 NOTES01 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 07.9m Declination (J2000) +43° 07′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 41″ × 23″ Position angle 148° Radial velocity 660 km/s, redshift 0.0022 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
