Messier : Messier M88

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-19
Astronomical night: 21:53 - 05:08 (GMT -5)
Messier M88 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk59°142° (Southeast)
SetDawn281° (West)
Maximum elevation

23:08

64°

180° (South)

Elevation

Messier M88 Celestial motion
Information about Messier M88

General information

Galaxy NGC4501 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Coma Berenices constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 5 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, galaxy is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

2024-04-19 galaxy NGC4501 will be visible all night. At 21:53 the object will be placed at southeast, 59° above your horizon, and will be observable until around 05:08 when fade from view as dawn breaks west. Maximum elevation, 64° above horizon, will be reached at 23:08, when galaxy will be placed at south.
 

Messier M88 on the sky map

Messier M88 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Magnitude

10

Apparent size5'x2'
Right ascension12h 31m 59.216s
Declination14° 25′ 13.48″

Catalogues

Messier

M88

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4501

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H IV 105Double Star2.95
H IV 27Double Star5.11
H N 38Double Star5.88
H VI 81Double Star6.19
M100 / NGC4321Galaxy9.4
M85 / NGC4382Galaxy9.1
M84 / NGC4374Galaxy9.1
M86 / NGC4406Galaxy8.9
M87 / NGC4486Galaxy8.6
M90 / NGC4569Galaxy9.5
M60 / NGC4649Galaxy8.8