NGC 4288A is a lenticular galaxy in Canes Venatici
NGC 4288A is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Canes Venatici . It shines at magnitude 15.0 and spans 43″ × 38″. 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 4288A from Phecda
Phecda
NGC 4288A
CANES VENATICI
NGC 4288A lies 8.6° southeast of Phecda , the magnitude 2.4 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4288A is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 41° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 54° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 69° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 52° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 37° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 18° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 16° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 20° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 21° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 36° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 52° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 72° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 49° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 32° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 18° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: 9° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: 6° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: 11° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 14° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 31° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 49° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 70° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 45° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 26° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 10° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -1° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: 6° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 43° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 74° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 39° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: 2° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -10° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -14° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -8° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -2° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 18° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 56° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 33° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -7° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -20° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -24° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -17° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -10° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°N: 11° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 44° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 26° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 5° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -15° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -29° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -34° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -26° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -17° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 22° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 38° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 44° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 35° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 18° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -23° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -38° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -44° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -35° 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: 14° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 29° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 34° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 11° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -10° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -30° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -44° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -32° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -11° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 19° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 17° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 3° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -17° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -56° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -52° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -38° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: -2° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 14° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 8° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: -5° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -23° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -44° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -73° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -59° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -44° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -25° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -10° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 4° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -13° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -30° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -49° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -70° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -83° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -65° 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 44°S, and never sets north of 44°N.
The distance to NGC 4288A is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4288A
59 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4242, late spiral galaxy, 51′ NGC 4346, lenticular galaxy, 53′ NGC 4389, barred spiral galaxy, 1.0° M106 Messier 106, spiral galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4217, spiral galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4248, barred spiral galaxy, 1.3° NGC 4220, lenticular galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4144, mixed spiral galaxy, 1.9°
NGC 4288A catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations NGC 4288A, 2MASX J12204053+4615196, MCG +08-23-007, PGC 039841, SDSS J122040.56+461519.5, SDSS J122040.56+461519.6, SDSS J122040.57+461519.6 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 20.7m Declination (J2000) +46° 15′ Magnitude 15.0 Surface brightness 23.7 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 43″ × 38″ Position angle 155° Radial velocity 6,910 km/s, redshift 0.02332 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
