NGC : NGC4216

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-13
Astronomical night: 22:29 - 04:28 (GMT -5)
NGC4216 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk58°216° (Southwest)
Set04:020°287° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

59°

216° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC4216 Celestial motion
Information about NGC4216

General information

NGC4216 is the galaxy at magnitude 10 that is placed in Virgo constellation and has apparent size of 7 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-13, galaxy NGC4216 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 58° above your horizon, at 22:29. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 04:02 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC4216 on the sky map

NGC4216 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Virgo

Magnitude

10

Apparent size7'x1'
Right ascension12h 15m 54.444s
Declination13° 8′ 57.84″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4216

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H IV 105Double Star2.95
H N 38Double Star5.88
H VI 81Double Star6.19
M99 / NGC4254Galaxy9.9
M100 / NGC4321Galaxy9.4
M88 / NGC4501Galaxy9.6
M84 / NGC4374Galaxy9.1
M86 / NGC4406Galaxy8.9
M87 / NGC4486Galaxy8.6
M89 / NGC4552Galaxy9.8
M90 / NGC4569Galaxy9.5
M58 / NGC4579Galaxy9.7
M59 / NGC4621Galaxy9.6
M60 / NGC4649Galaxy8.8