NGC : NGC4540

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-20
Astronomical night: 22:39 - 04:19 (GMT -5)
NGC4540 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk58°225° (Southwest)
Set04:020°291° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

59°

225° (Southwest)

Elevation

NGC4540 Celestial motion
Information about NGC4540

General information

NGC4540 is the galaxy at magnitude 12 that is placed in Coma Berenices 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 NGC4540 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 58° above your horizon, at 22:39. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 04:02 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC4540 on the sky map

NGC4540 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Magnitude

12

Apparent size3'x2'
Right ascension12h 34m 50.867s
Declination15° 33′ 5.21″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4540

International Catalogue (IC)

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Object typeMagnitude
H IV 105Double Star2.95
H IV 27Double Star5.11
H N 38Double Star5.88
H IV 58Double Star7.31
NGC4667Galaxy11.2
NGC4064Galaxy11.4
NGC4153Globular Cluster10.3
NGC4147Globular Cluster10.3
M98 / NGC4192Galaxy10.1
NGC4208Galaxy11.2
NGC4237Galaxy11.6
M99 / NGC4254Galaxy9.9
NGC4262Galaxy11.6
NGC4293Galaxy10.4
NGC4298Galaxy11.3
NGC4302Galaxy11.6
M100 / NGC4321Galaxy9.4
NGC4340Galaxy11.2
NGC4350Galaxy11
M85 / NGC4382Galaxy9.1
NGC4394Galaxy10.9
NGC4419Galaxy11.2
NGC4421Galaxy11.6
NGC4450Galaxy10.1
NGC4459Galaxy10.4
NGC4473Galaxy10.2
NGC4474Galaxy11.5
NGC4477Galaxy10.4
M88 / NGC4501Galaxy9.6
M91 / NGC4548Galaxy10.1
NGC4571 / IC3588Galaxy11.3
NGC4651Galaxy10.8
NGC4689Galaxy10.9
NGC4710Galaxy11
NGC4168Galaxy11.2
NGC4216Galaxy10
NGC4267Galaxy10.9
NGC4313Galaxy11.6
NGC4371Galaxy10.8
M84 / NGC4374Galaxy9.1
NGC4388Galaxy11
M86 / NGC4406Galaxy8.9
NGC4429Galaxy10
NGC4435Galaxy10.8
NGC4438Galaxy10.2
NGC4461Galaxy11.2
NGC4478Galaxy11.4
M87 / NGC4486Galaxy8.6
NGC4486AGalaxy11.2
NGC4503Galaxy11.1
NGC4531Galaxy11.4
M89 / NGC4552Galaxy9.8
NGC4564Galaxy11.1
NGC4567Galaxy11.3
NGC4568Galaxy10.8
M90 / NGC4569Galaxy9.5
M58 / NGC4579Galaxy9.7
M59 / NGC4621Galaxy9.6
NGC4639Galaxy11.5
NGC4647Galaxy11.3
M60 / NGC4649Galaxy8.8
NGC4654 / IC3708Galaxy10.5
NGC4660Galaxy11.2
NGC4754Galaxy10.6
NGC4762Galaxy10.3
NGC4866Galaxy11.2