NGC : NGC4260

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-20
Astronomical night: 22:39 - 04:19 (GMT -5)
NGC4260 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk48°222° (Southwest)
Set03:130°278° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

49°

222° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC4260 Celestial motion
Information about NGC4260

General information

NGC4260 is the galaxy at magnitude 12 that is placed in Virgo constellation and has apparent size of 3 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-20, galaxy NGC4260 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 48° above your horizon, at 22:39. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 03:13 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC4260 on the sky map

NGC4260 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Virgo

Magnitude

12

Apparent size3'x1'
Right ascension12h 19m 22.247s
Declination6° 5′ 55.69″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4260

International Catalogue (IC)

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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 VI 81Double Star6.19
H III 53Double Star7.3
H II 42Double Star7.18
H IV 51Double Star5.8
NGC4123Galaxy11.4
NGC4119Galaxy11.4
NGC4178 / IC3042Galaxy11.4
NGC4235 / IC3098Galaxy11.6
NGC4261Galaxy10.4
NGC4281Galaxy11.3
M61 / NGC4303Galaxy9.6
NGC4324Galaxy11.6
NGC4339Galaxy11.4
NGC4365Galaxy9.6
NGC4378Galaxy11.7
NGC4380Galaxy11.7
NGC4424Galaxy11.7
NGC4442Galaxy10.4
NGC4457Galaxy10.9
NGC4469Galaxy11.2
M49 / NGC4472Galaxy8.4
NGC4496Galaxy11.4
NGC4526Galaxy10.6
NGC4527Galaxy10.5
NGC4535Galaxy10
NGC4536Galaxy10.6
NGC4570Galaxy10.9
NGC4578Galaxy11.5
NGC4586Galaxy11.7
NGC4596Galaxy10.4
NGC4608Galaxy11
NGC4612Galaxy10.9
NGC4624?Galaxy9.5
NGC4664Galaxy11.2
NGC4624Galaxy11.2
NGC4624Galaxy10.5
NGC4694Galaxy11.4
NGC4698Galaxy10.6
NGC4713Galaxy11.7
NGC4772Galaxy11
NGC4808Galaxy11.7