NGC 4125 is an elliptical galaxy in Draco, 77 million light-years away
NGC 4125 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Draco , 77 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 9.7 and spans 5.9′ × 4.6′ of sky, about 130,600 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 4125 from Dubhe
Dubhe
NGC 4125
DRACO
NGC 4125 lies 7.9° northeast of Dubhe , the magnitude 1.8 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4125 is highest in the evening in May
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JAN at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 65° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 78° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 61° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 50° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 36° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 59° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 29° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 37° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 7° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: 5° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 9° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -0° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 32° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 35° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 19° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -9° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 10° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -25° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -18° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 1° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -32° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -35° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -29° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -45° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -36° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -55° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -48° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -19° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -57° 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 25°S, and never sets north of 25°N.
NGC 4125 is 77 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4125 tonight left it about 77 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4125
48 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4256, spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4512, lenticular galaxy, 2.9° NGC 4041, spiral galaxy, 3.1° NGC 4036, lenticular galaxy, 3.4° NGC 4128, lenticular galaxy, 3.6° NGC 3682, lenticular galaxy, 4.4° NGC 4236, barred spiral galaxy, 4.4° NGC 3945, lenticular galaxy, 4.8°
NGC 4125 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Draco Designations NGC 4125, 2MASX J12080601+6510268, IRAS 12055+6527, MCG +11-15-027, PGC 038524, UGC 07118 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 08.1m Declination (J2000) +65° 10′ Magnitude 9.7 (B 10.0) Surface brightness 23.3 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 5.9′ × 4.6′ Position angle 95° True size 130,600 light-years Distance 77 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 1,341 km/s, redshift 0.00448 Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
