NGC : NGC4612

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-05-11
Astronomical night: 22:26 - 04:31 (GMT -5)
NGC4612 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk56°196° (South)
Set04:150°280° (West)
Maximum elevation

Dusk

56°

196° (South)

Elevation

NGC4612 Celestial motion
Information about NGC4612

General information

NGC4612 is the galaxy at magnitude 11 that is placed in Virgo constellation and has apparent size of 2 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-05-11, galaxy NGC4612 will become observable at south as the dusk sky fades, 56° above your horizon, at 22:26. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 04:15 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
 

NGC4612 on the sky map

NGC4612 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Virgo

Magnitude

11

Apparent size2'x1'
Right ascension12h 41m 32.758s
Declination7° 18′ 53.21″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4612

International Catalogue (IC)

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
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
NGC4261Galaxy10.4
M61 / NGC4303Galaxy9.6
NGC4365Galaxy9.6
NGC4371Galaxy10.8
NGC4429Galaxy10
NGC4442Galaxy10.4
M49 / NGC4472Galaxy8.4
NGC4526Galaxy10.6
NGC4535Galaxy10
NGC4568Galaxy10.8
M58 / NGC4579Galaxy9.7
NGC4596Galaxy10.4
M59 / NGC4621Galaxy9.6
M60 / NGC4649Galaxy8.8
NGC4624Galaxy10.5
NGC4698Galaxy10.6
NGC4754Galaxy10.6
NGC4762Galaxy10.3