Messier : Messier M61

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-26
Astronomical night: 22:03 - 04:56 (GMT -5)
Messier M61 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk53°168° (South)
Set04:45276° (West)
Maximum elevation

22:30

55°

180° (South)

Elevation

Messier M61 Celestial motion
Information about Messier M61

General information

NGC4303 is the galaxy at magnitude 10 that is placed in Virgo constellation and has apparent size of 5 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, galaxy is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-26, galaxy NGC4303 will become observable at south as the dusk sky fades, 53° above your horizon, at 22:03. At 04:45 the object will sink below the horizon at west. Maximum elevation, 55° above horizon, will be reached at 22:30, when galaxy will be placed at south.
 

Messier M61 on the sky map

Messier M61 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Virgo

Magnitude

10

Apparent size5'x3'
Right ascension12h 21m 54.95s
Declination4° 28′ 24.92″

Catalogues

Messier

M61

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4303

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H IV 114Double Star7.55
H N 22Double Star6.55
H IV 50Double Star6.53
H V 129Double Star6.82
H N 143Double Star7.78
H III 18Double Star3.48
H III 53Double Star7.3
H II 42Double Star7.18
H IV 51Double Star5.8
M49 / NGC4472Galaxy8.4
NGC4624?Galaxy9.5