Galaxy
NGC 4192 (NGC4192)
In Coma Berenices (Com) • Magnitude 10.8 • 11 arcminutes
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NGC 4192 is a galaxy located in the constellation Coma Berenices, at right ascension 12h 13m 48s and declination +14° 54' 01".
NGC 4192 at a glance
| Catalog IDs | M98, N 4192 |
| Type | Galaxy |
| Constellation | Coma Berenices (Com) |
| Right ascension | 12h 13m 48s |
| Declination | +14° 54' 01" |
| Apparent magnitude | 10.80 |
| Surface brightness | 23.9 mag/arcsec² |
| Angular size | 11.0 × 2.7 arcmin |
| Max altitude at 45°N | 60° |
| Best imaging months | Dec, Jan, Feb |
How to image NGC 4192
NGC 4192 sits in the constellation Coma Berenices at right ascension 12h 13m 48s and declination +14° 54' 01". To frame and integrate it well, AstroPlanner will compute the optimal moonless window for tonight from your location, the field-of-view fit against your sensor and focal length, the suggested total integration time given your aperture and sky Bortle class, and a cloud-aware schedule that drops it from the plan if your nearest cloud forecast spike overlaps the best altitude window. As a galaxy, NGC 4192 needs the darkest skies you can find: surface brightness, not just apparent magnitude, drives whether it will lift out of the gradient.