NGC 4152 is a mixed spiral galaxy in Coma Berenices
NGC 4152 is a mixed spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices . It shines at magnitude 12.5 and spans 1.4′ × 53″. 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 4152 from Denebola
Denebola
NGC 4152
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4152 lies 5.4° east of Denebola , the magnitude 2.1 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4152 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: -9° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: -2° 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: 9° 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: -17° 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: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -25° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 38° 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: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -44° 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: 12° 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: 84° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 56° 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: -26° 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: -19° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 10° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 36° 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: 55° 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: -46° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 7° 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°: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -6° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -61° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -25° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: 4° 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: -8° 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: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: 1° 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: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 40° 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: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -55° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -2° 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: 33° 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: -39° 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: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -5° 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: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -51° 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.
The distance to NGC 4152 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4152
330 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
M98 Messier 98, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.4° NGC 4237, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4262, lenticular galaxy, 2.4° NGC 4208, late spiral galaxy, 2.5° NGC 4147, globular cluster, 2.5° M99 Coma Pinwheel Galaxy, late spiral galaxy, 2.6° NGC 4189, late spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4168, elliptical galaxy, 2.9°
NGC 4152 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4152, 2MASX J12103751+1601585, IRAS 12080+1618, MCG +03-31-052, PGC 038749, SDSS J121037.50+160158.5, UGC 07169 Type mixed spiral galaxy (SABc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 10.6m Declination (J2000) +16° 02′ Magnitude 12.5 (B 12.0) Surface brightness 21.9 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.4′ × 53″ Position angle 138° Radial velocity 2,142 km/s, redshift 0.00717 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
