NGC 4187 is an elliptical galaxy in Canes Venatici
NGC 4187 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici . It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1.6′ × 1.1′. 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 4187 from Phecda
Phecda
NGC 4187
CANES VENATICI
NGC 4187 lies 4.2° southeast of Phecda , the magnitude 2.4 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4187 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 45° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 29° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 21° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 25° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 55° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 74° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 50° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 34° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 13° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 15° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 18° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 34° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 50° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 27° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 6° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 20° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -9° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -3° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 31° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -19° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -7° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 49° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -22° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -15° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 21° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 39° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 31° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -31° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -23° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -4° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 8° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -30° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 4° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -1° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -19° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -54° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -49° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -9° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -26° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -45° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -26° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -6° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -17° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -33° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -63° 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 39°S, and never sets north of 39°N.
The distance to NGC 4187 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4187
64 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4157, mixed spiral galaxy, 28′ NGC 4088, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4085, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4100, spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4026, lenticular galaxy, 2.2° NGC 4102, mixed spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4047, spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4220, lenticular galaxy, 2.9°
NGC 4187 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations NGC 4187, 2MASX J12132932+5044292, MCG +09-20-117, PGC 039004, SDSS J121329.27+504429.3, SDSS J121329.27+504429.4, SDSS J121329.27+504429.7, SDSS J121329.28+504429.3 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 13.5m Declination (J2000) +50° 44′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 24.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.6′ × 1.1′ Position angle 147° Radial velocity 9,080 km/s, redshift 0.03076 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
