NGC 4119 is a lenticular galaxy in Virgo
NGC 4119 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Virgo . It shines at magnitude 11.5 and spans 1.6′ × 1.1′. 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 4119 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4119
VIRGO
NGC 4119 lies 6.3° southeast of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4119 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -22° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 54° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -29° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -36° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -68° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -48° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -36° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -77° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 32° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -53° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 15° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -51° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -46° 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 80°S, and never sets north of 80°N.
The distance to NGC 4119 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4119
406 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4178, late spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4168, elliptical galaxy, 3.0° NGC 4193, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 4206, spiral galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4189, late spiral galaxy, 3.3° NGC 4216, mixed spiral galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4294, barred spiral galaxy, 3.4° IC 3123, star, 3.4°
NGC 4119 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Virgo Designations NGC 4119, 2MASX J12080964+1022433, IRAS 12055+1039, MCG +02-31-036, PGC 038527, SDSS J120809.61+102243.9, SDSS J120809.61+102244.0, SDSS J120809.62+102244.0 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 08.2m Declination (J2000) +10° 23′ Magnitude 11.5 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 22.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 1.1′ Position angle 120° Radial velocity 1,737 km/s, redshift 0.00581 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
