NGC 4295 is a lenticular galaxy in Coma Berenices, 343 million light-years away
NGC 4295 is a lenticular galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices , 343 million light-years away. It shines at magnitude 14.0 and spans 31″ × 26″ of sky, about 50,900 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 4295 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
NGC 4295
COMA BERENICES
NGC 4295 lies 12.5° southwest of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. A fist held at arm's length covers about 10°.
NGC 4295 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 13° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 26° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 53° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 51° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 23° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 9° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 1° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: -2° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 2° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 7° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 60° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 68° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 57° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 3° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -8° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -12° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°N: 21° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°N: 42° high at 9 pm APR at 40°N: 65° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 78° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 60° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: -4° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -17° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -22° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -15° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -5° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°N: 17° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°N: 40° high at 9 pm APR at 30°N: 66° 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: 11° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -11° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -27° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -32° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -24° high at 9 pm 20°N
JAN at 20°N: -11° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°N: 13° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°N: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 82° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 59° 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: -17° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -35° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -42° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -32° high at 9 pm 10°N
JAN at 10°N: -17° 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: 59° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 72° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 54° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 2° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -24° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -44° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -52° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -40° 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°: 52° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 62° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 48° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 24° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -3° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -29° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -52° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -62° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -47° 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: 23° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 44° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 52° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 40° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 18° 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: -59° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -71° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -54° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -31° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -5° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 16° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 35° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 42° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°S: -12° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°S: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -64° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -81° 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: -10° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 10° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 32° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 24° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 7° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -16° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -41° 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: -14° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: 3° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 17° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 22° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 15° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: 0° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -20° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°S: -43° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°S: -65° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°S: -78° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°S: -60° 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 62°S, and never sets north of 62°N.
NGC 4295 is 343 million light-years away
The light seen from NGC 4295 tonight left it about 343 million years ago, long before modern humans existed. Distance source: Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023).
Objects within 6° of NGC 4295
368 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4251, lenticular galaxy, 40′ NGC 4278, elliptical galaxy, 1.1° NGC 4283, elliptical galaxy, 1.2° NGC 4274, barred spiral galaxy, 1.5° NGC 4448, barred spiral galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4245, lenticular galaxy, 1.6° NGC 4314, early spiral galaxy, 1.8° NGC 4169, lenticular galaxy, 2.2°
NGC 4295 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Coma Berenices Designations NGC 4295, 2MASX J12210974+2809538, MCG +05-29-068, PGC 039906, SDSS J122109.77+280954.3, SDSS J122109.78+280954.4 Type lenticular galaxy (S0-a) Right ascension (J2000) 12h 21.2m Declination (J2000) +28° 10′ Magnitude 14.0 Surface brightness 22.2 mag/arcmin² Apparent size 31″ × 26″ Position angle 152° True size 50,900 light-years Distance 343 million light-years (Cosmicflows-4 (Tully et al. 2023)) Radial velocity 8,367 km/s, redshift 0.02831 Best with Large telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
