NGC 4126 is a lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices, 205 million light-years away
NGC 4126 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 205 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 49″ × 37″ of sky, about 48,300 light-years across. 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 4126 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4126
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4126 lies 5.0° east of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4126 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: -8° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -1° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -9° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -16° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: -6° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -24° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 75° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 3° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 55° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: -0° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -18° 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: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -31° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -45° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 8° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 61° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -50° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -24° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 30° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -9° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -26° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 39° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -82° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 12° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -40° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -75° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -54° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -50° 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 74°S, and never sets north of 74°N.
NGC 4126 is 205 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4126 tonight left it about 205 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4126
317 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4152, mixed spiral galaxy, 30′ M98 Messier 98, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4237, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4147, globular cluster, 2.4° NGC 4064, barred spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4208, late spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 4262, lenticular galaxy, 2.9° NGC 4189, late spiral galaxy, 3.0°
NGC 4126 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4126, 2MASX J12083747+1608341, MCG +03-31-047, PGC 038565, SDSS J120837.43+160833.9, SDSS J120837.44+160833.9, SDSS J120837.44+160834.0, UGC 07123 Type lenticular galaxy (S0) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 08.6m Declination (J2000) +16° 09′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.8 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 49″ × 37″ Position angle 4° True size 48,300 light-years Distance 205 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 6,713 km/s, redshift 0.02265 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
