NGC 4195 is a late spiral galaxy in Ursa Major
NGC 4195 is a late spiral galaxy in the constellation Ursa Major . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 1.5′ × 1.3′. 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 4195 from δ UMa
δ UMa
NGC 4195
URSA MAJOR
NGC 4195 lies 2.6° north of δ UMa , the magnitude 3.3 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4195 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 63° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 77° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 88° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 59° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 46° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 31° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 33° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 44° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 53° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 39° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 28° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 20° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 23° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 23° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 51° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 46° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: 12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 29° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -0° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: 4° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 20° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 46° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 43° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 30° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -5° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -3° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 12° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 25° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 37° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 34° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 21° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 6° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -8° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -18° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -12° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 27° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 25° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -24° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -21° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 7° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -11° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -26° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -37° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -40° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -29° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 8° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 10° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 5° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -35° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -50° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -43° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -22° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 0° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: -4° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -14° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -28° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -60° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -52° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -45° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: -12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -14° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -23° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -36° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -51° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -61° 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 30°S, and never sets north of 30°N.
The distance to NGC 4195 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4195
82 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4290, spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 3963, spiral galaxy, 2.7° NGC 4500, early spiral galaxy, 2.8° NGC 4036, lenticular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 3945, lenticular galaxy, 2.8° NGC 4041, spiral galaxy, 2.9° NGC 3894, elliptical galaxy, 3.2° NGC 4605, barred spiral galaxy, 3.7°
NGC 4195 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Ursa Major Designations NGC 4195, 2MASX J12141805+5936550, MCG +10-18-010, PGC 039082, SDSS J121418.07+593655.9, SDSS J121418.08+593655.5, SDSS J121418.08+593655.6, UGC 07244 Type late spiral galaxy (Sc) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 14.3m Declination (J2000) +59° 37′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 24.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1.5′ × 1.3′ Position angle 173° Radial velocity 4,327 km/s, redshift 0.01454 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
