M84 Observation Details
M84 Daily Motion
M84 will be visible until July, 22, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
M84 Visibility Timetable on May 02
M84 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| Moon Rise, 19.5% illuminated | 09:20 | -31° |
| M84 rise | 16:32 | |
| Sunset | 20:25 | 44° |
| Civil sunset | 20:56 | 49° |
| Astrosession begin | 22:10 | 59° |
| M84 transit | 23:15 | 63° |
| Moon Set | 01:33 | 49° |
| Astrosession end | 04:46 | 14° |
| M84 set | 05:59 |
Track M84 Position Throughout the Night
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M84 - Elliptical Galaxy
M84 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1781. M84 is part of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies and is known for its bright core and lack of spiral arms.
M84 spans about 120,000 light-years across and contains a massive population of old stars. The galaxy is approximately 60 million light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.1, making it visible with a small telescope.
M84 Image Gallery
DSS Blue
DSS Red
DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for M84
| Object name | M84 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| M84 coordinates | 12.41771, 12.88697 |
| Center coordinates | 12.41771, 12.88697 |
M84 Passage Through Night
Current position of M84
| Time | 00:37 |
| Latitude | 39.9625 |
| Longitude | -83.0061 |
| M84 elevation | 58° |
| M84 Azimuth | 141° |
Annual motion of M84
| Date | Sat, 3 May 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 22:11 |
| Twighlight end | 04:44 |
| Twighlight duration | 7h 32m |
| Rise | 16:28 |
| Set | 05:55 |
| Elevation at transit | 63° |
| Transit time | 23:11 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 12h 25m 03s", Dec: 12° 53' 13s |
| Magnitude | 10 |
| Constellation | Virgo |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the M84 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.