General information
NGC4621 is the galaxy at magnitude 10 that is placed in Virgo constellation and has apparent size of 4 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, galaxy is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
Tonight, 2024-05-03, galaxy NGC4621 will be visible all night. At 22:14 the object will be placed at south, 61° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 04:44 when fade from view as dawn breaks west. Maximum elevation, 62° above horizon, will be reached at 22:23, when galaxy will be placed at south.
Messier M59 on the sky map
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Object type | Galaxy |
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Constellation | Virgo |
Magnitude | 10 |
Apparent size | 4'x2' |
Right ascension | 12h 42m 2.322s |
Declination | 11° 38′ 48.95″ |
Catalogues
Messier | M59 |
New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC4621 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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