NGC 4146 is an early spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
NGC 4146 is an early spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 13.0 and spans 1.3′ × 1.2′. 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 4146 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4146
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4146 lies 12.9° north of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4146 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 12° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -3° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: -0° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -11° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -13° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -7° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 22° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 35° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -23° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 68° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 8° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -33° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -43° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 36° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: -1° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -53° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -20° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 7° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 63° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -5° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -32° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -63° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 2° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 53° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -72° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 43° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -41° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -81° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -7° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 33° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -58° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -34° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 23° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -21° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -75° 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 64°S, and never sets north of 64°N.
The distance to NGC 4146 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4146
345 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4104, lenticular galaxy, 1.9° NGC 4162, spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4251, lenticular galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4213, elliptical galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4169, lenticular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 4008, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4136, late spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4245, lenticular galaxy, 3.6°
NGC 4146 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4146, 2MASX J12101822+2625508, MCG +05-29-028, PGC 038721, SDSS J121018.25+262550.6, SDSS J121018.26+262550.7, UGC 07163 Type early spiral galaxy (Sab) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 10.3m Declination (J2000) +26° 26′ Magnitude 13.0 Surface brightness 23.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.3′ × 1.2′ Position angle 75° Radial velocity 6,453 km/s, redshift 0.02176 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
