General information
NGC4594 is the galaxy at magnitude 8 that is placed in Virgo constellation and has apparent size of 6 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, galaxy is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
Tonight, 2024-04-28, galaxy NGC4594 will become observable at south as the dusk sky fades, 39° above your horizon, at 22:06. At 04:05 the object will sink below the horizon at west. Maximum elevation, 40° above horizon, will be reached at 22:40, when galaxy will be placed at south.
Sombrero Galaxy (Messier M104) on the sky map
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Object type | Galaxy |
Alternative names | Sombrero Galaxy, Sombrero |
Constellation | Virgo |
Magnitude | 8 |
Apparent size | 6'x3' |
Right ascension | 12h 39m 59.43185s |
Declination | -11° 37′ 22.9954″ |
Catalogues
Messier | M104 |
New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC4594 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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