NGC : NGC4578

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-11
Astronomical night: 22:26 - 04:31 (GMT -5)
NGC4578 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk58°199° (South)
Set04:190°283° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

58°

199° (South)

Elevation

NGC4578 Celestial motion
Information about NGC4578

General information

Galaxy NGC4578 has the magnitude of 12 and is placed in Virgo constellation. The 's apparent sizes are 3 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-11, galaxy NGC4578 will become observable at south as the dusk sky fades, 58° above your horizon, at 22:26. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 04:19 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC4578 on the sky map

NGC4578 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Virgo

Magnitude

12

Apparent size3'x2'
Right ascension12h 37m 30.546s
Declination9° 33′ 18.44″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4578

International Catalogue (IC)

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NGC4208Galaxy11.2
NGC4459Galaxy10.4
NGC4473Galaxy10.2
NGC4477Galaxy10.4
NGC4689Galaxy10.9
NGC4119Galaxy11.4
NGC4168Galaxy11.2
NGC4178 / IC3042Galaxy11.4
NGC4216Galaxy10
NGC4261Galaxy10.4
NGC4267Galaxy10.9
NGC4281Galaxy11.3
NGC4339Galaxy11.4
NGC4365Galaxy9.6
NGC4371Galaxy10.8
M84 / NGC4374Galaxy9.1
NGC4388Galaxy11
M86 / NGC4406Galaxy8.9
NGC4429Galaxy10
NGC4435Galaxy10.8
NGC4438Galaxy10.2
NGC4442Galaxy10.4
NGC4461Galaxy11.2
NGC4469Galaxy11.2
M49 / NGC4472Galaxy8.4
NGC4478Galaxy11.4
M87 / NGC4486Galaxy8.6
NGC4486AGalaxy11.2
NGC4503Galaxy11.1
NGC4526Galaxy10.6
NGC4531Galaxy11.4
NGC4535Galaxy10
M89 / NGC4552Galaxy9.8
NGC4564Galaxy11.1
NGC4567Galaxy11.3
NGC4568Galaxy10.8
M90 / NGC4569Galaxy9.5
NGC4570Galaxy10.9
M58 / NGC4579Galaxy9.7
NGC4596Galaxy10.4
NGC4608Galaxy11
NGC4612Galaxy10.9
M59 / NGC4621Galaxy9.6
NGC4647Galaxy11.3
M60 / NGC4649Galaxy8.8
NGC4654 / IC3708Galaxy10.5
NGC4660Galaxy11.2
NGC4694Galaxy11.4
NGC4698Galaxy10.6
NGC4754Galaxy10.6
NGC4762Galaxy10.3