NGC : NGC4278

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-06-25
Astronomical night: 23:09 - 04:03 (GMT -5)
NGC4278 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk33°282° (West)
Set02:240°310° (Northwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

33°

282° (West)

Elevation

NGC4278 Celestial motion
Information about NGC4278

General information

Galaxy NGC4278 has the magnitude of 10 and is placed in Coma Berenices constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 2 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-06-25, galaxy NGC4278 will become observable at west as the dusk sky fades, 33° above your horizon, at 23:09. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 02:24 the object will sink below the horizon at northwest.
 

NGC4278 on the sky map

NGC4278 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Magnitude

10

Apparent size2'x2'
Right ascension12h 20m 6.82563s
Declination29° 16′ 50.7124″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4278

International Catalogue (IC)

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H N 31Double Star7.04
H V 121Double Star4.86
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NGC4494Galaxy9.8
NGC4559Galaxy10
NGC4565Galaxy9.6
NGC4725Galaxy9.4
NGC4631Galaxy9.2