NGC 4272 is an elliptical galaxy in Coma Berenices, 317 million light-years away
NGC 4272 is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 317 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 1′ × 50″ of sky, about 94,100 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 4272 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
NGC 4272
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4272 lies 10.9° southwest of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4272 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 11° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 3° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 0° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 5° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 70° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 40° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 4° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -10° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -4° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 2° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 23° 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: 80° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 16° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -3° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -20° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -13° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -4° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 41° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 87° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 36° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -25° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -30° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -22° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 14° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 38° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 79° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 7° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -16° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -34° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -39° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -16° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 9° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 33° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 69° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 53° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 28° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -42° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -49° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -38° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 4° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 28° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 50° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 60° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 46° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -51° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -59° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -46° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -27° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -1° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 42° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 50° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 38° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -8° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -34° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -58° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -69° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -53° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -6° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 15° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 34° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -13° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -39° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -79° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -35° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 9° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 25° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 30° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -61° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -15° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 2° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 13° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -1° 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: -67° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -80° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -61° high at 9 pm
below horizon
low
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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 60°S, and never sets north of 60°N.
NGC 4272 is 317 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4272 tonight left it about 317 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4272
329 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4274, barred spiral galaxy, 43′ NGC 4314, early spiral galaxy, 44′ NGC 4245, lenticular galaxy, 52′ NGC 4283, elliptical galaxy, 1.0° NGC 4278, elliptical galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4414, late spiral galaxy, 1.7° NGC 4150, lenticular galaxy, 2.0° NGC 4169, lenticular galaxy, 2.0°
NGC 4272 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4272, 2MASX J12194763+3020211, MCG +05-29-059, PGC 039715, SDSS J121947.63+302020.6, SDSS J121947.64+302020.6, SDSS J121947.64+302020.7, UGC 07378 Type elliptical galaxy (E) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 19.8m Declination (J2000) +30° 20′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 23.0 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 1′ × 50″ Position angle 117° True size 94,100 light-years Distance 317 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 8,326 km/s, redshift 0.02817 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
