NGC 4401 is an unclassified object in Canes Venatici
NGC 4401 is an unclassified object in the constellation Canes Venatici . It is a telescope object, 6 inches or larger, and it is highest in the evening sky in May.
Unmatched entry: a catalog entry that later surveys could not match to a definite object. It may be a faint star, a flaw on a photographic plate, a lost nebula, or a position recorded with an error.
Finding NGC 4401 from Cor Caroli
Cor Caroli
NGC 4401
CANES VENATICI
NGC 4401 lies 7.7° southwest of Cor Caroli , the magnitude 2.9 star. Three fingers held at arm's length cover about 5°.
NGC 4401 is highest in the evening in May
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60°N
JAN at 60°N: 17° high at 9 pm FEB at 60°N: 30° high at 9 pm MAR at 60°N: 44° high at 9 pm APR at 60°N: 58° high at 9 pm MAY at 60°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUN at 60°N: 56° high at 9 pm JUL at 60°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 60°N: 28° high at 9 pm SEP at 60°N: 15° high at 9 pm OCT at 60°N: 6° high at 9 pm NOV at 60°N: 4° high at 9 pm DEC at 60°N: 7° high at 9 pm 50°N
JAN at 50°N: 10° high at 9 pm FEB at 50°N: 27° high at 9 pm MAR at 50°N: 45° high at 9 pm APR at 50°N: 64° high at 9 pm MAY at 50°N: 73° high at 9 pm JUN at 50°N: 61° high at 9 pm JUL at 50°N: 43° high at 9 pm AUG at 50°N: 24° high at 9 pm SEP at 50°N: 8° high at 9 pm OCT at 50°N: -3° high at 9 pm NOV at 50°N: -6° high at 9 pm DEC at 50°N: -2° high at 9 pm 40°N
JAN at 40°N: 4° 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: 67° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°N: 83° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°N: 64° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°N: 41° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°N: 19° high at 9 pm SEP at 40°N: 1° high at 9 pm OCT at 40°N: -12° high at 9 pm NOV at 40°N: -16° high at 9 pm DEC at 40°N: -11° high at 9 pm 30°N
JAN at 30°N: -3° 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: 66° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°N: 86° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°N: 63° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°N: 38° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°N: 15° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°N: -6° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°N: -21° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°N: -26° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°N: -20° 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: 37° high at 9 pm APR at 20°N: 62° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°N: 76° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°N: 59° high at 9 pm JUL at 20°N: 34° high at 9 pm AUG at 20°N: 9° high at 9 pm SEP at 20°N: -13° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°N: -30° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°N: -36° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°N: -28° 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: 31° high at 9 pm APR at 10°N: 55° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°N: 66° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°N: 52° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°N: 29° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°N: 4° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°N: -20° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°N: -39° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°N: -46° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°N: -37° high at 9 pm 0°
JAN at 0°: -22° high at 9 pm FEB at 0°: 3° high at 9 pm MAR at 0°: 26° high at 9 pm APR at 0°: 47° high at 9 pm MAY at 0°: 56° high at 9 pm JUN at 0°: 45° high at 9 pm JUL at 0°: 23° high at 9 pm AUG at 0°: -2° high at 9 pm SEP at 0°: -27° high at 9 pm OCT at 0°: -47° high at 9 pm NOV at 0°: -56° high at 9 pm DEC at 0°: -45° high at 9 pm 10°S
JAN at 10°S: -28° high at 9 pm FEB at 10°S: -3° high at 9 pm MAR at 10°S: 19° high at 9 pm APR at 10°S: 39° high at 9 pm MAY at 10°S: 46° high at 9 pm JUN at 10°S: 37° high at 9 pm JUL at 10°S: 17° high at 9 pm AUG at 10°S: -7° high at 9 pm SEP at 10°S: -33° high at 9 pm OCT at 10°S: -55° high at 9 pm NOV at 10°S: -66° high at 9 pm DEC at 10°S: -52° high at 9 pm 20°S
JAN at 20°S: -33° high at 9 pm FEB at 20°S: -8° high at 9 pm MAR at 20°S: 13° high at 9 pm APR at 20°S: 30° high at 9 pm MAY at 20°S: 36° high at 9 pm JUN at 20°S: 28° 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: -38° high at 9 pm OCT at 20°S: -62° high at 9 pm NOV at 20°S: -76° high at 9 pm DEC at 20°S: -58° high at 9 pm 30°S
JAN at 30°S: -37° high at 9 pm FEB at 30°S: -13° high at 9 pm MAR at 30°S: 6° high at 9 pm APR at 30°S: 21° high at 9 pm MAY at 30°S: 26° high at 9 pm JUN at 30°S: 20° high at 9 pm JUL at 30°S: 4° high at 9 pm AUG at 30°S: -18° high at 9 pm SEP at 30°S: -42° high at 9 pm OCT at 30°S: -66° high at 9 pm NOV at 30°S: -86° high at 9 pm DEC at 30°S: -62° high at 9 pm 40°S
JAN at 40°S: -40° high at 9 pm FEB at 40°S: -18° high at 9 pm MAR at 40°S: -1° high at 9 pm APR at 40°S: 12° high at 9 pm MAY at 40°S: 16° high at 9 pm JUN at 40°S: 11° high at 9 pm JUL at 40°S: -3° high at 9 pm AUG at 40°S: -22° 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: -83° 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 56°S, and never sets north of 56°N.
The distance to NGC 4401 is not well measured
No reliable distance has been measured for it yet.
Objects within 6° of NGC 4401
144 NGC and IC objects lie within 6°. The nearest that are brighter than magnitude 12.5 or have their own page:
NGC 4395, Magellanic spiral galaxy, 2′ NGC 4203, lenticular galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4414, late spiral galaxy, 2.3° NGC 4627, elliptical galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4214, irregular galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4631 Whale Galaxy, barred spiral galaxy, 3.5° NGC 4525, late spiral galaxy, 3.7° NGC 4314, early spiral galaxy, 3.7°
NGC 4401 catalog data
Field Value
Constellation Canes Venatici Designations NGC 4401 Type unclassified object Right ascension (J2000) 12h 26.0m Declination (J2000) +33° 32′ Best with Telescope Best month May Catalog page NGC 4001 to 4500
