NGC : NGC4494

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-06-25
Astronomical night: 23:09 - 04:03 (GMT -5)
NGC4494 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk33°277° (West)
Set02:190°305° (Northwest)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

34°

277° (West)

Elevation

NGC4494 Celestial motion
Information about NGC4494

General information

NGC4494 is the galaxy at magnitude 10 that is placed in Coma Berenices constellation and has apparent size of 3 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, galaxy is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-06-25, galaxy NGC4494 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 02:19 the object will sink below the horizon at northwest.
 

NGC4494 on the sky map

NGC4494 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Magnitude

10

Apparent size3'x3'
Right ascension12h 31m 24.034s
Declination25° 46′ 29.93″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4494

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
H II 47Double Star6.18
H N 31Double Star7.04
H V 121Double Star4.86
H V 130Double Star5.15
NGC4565Galaxy9.6
NGC4725Galaxy9.4
M64 / NGC4826Galaxy8.5