NGC : NGC4947

Celestial motion
Date: 2024-04-28
Astronomical night: 22:06 - 04:52 (GMT -5)
NGC4947 Celestial motion
TimeElevationAzimuth
RiseDusk14°167° (South)
Set02:440°222° (Southwest)
Maximum elevation

23:06

15°

180° (South)

Elevation

NGC4947 Celestial motion
Information about NGC4947

General information

NGC4947 is the galaxy at magnitude 12 that is placed in Centaurus constellation and has apparent size of 2 angular minutes.
galaxy is available for observations through a 8-inch telescope.

Information for observations

Tonight, 2024-04-28, galaxy NGC4947 will become observable at south as the dusk sky fades, 14° above your horizon, at 22:06. At 02:44 the object will sink below the horizon at southwest. Maximum elevation, 15° above horizon, will be reached at 23:06, when galaxy will be placed at south.
 

NGC4947 on the sky map

NGC4947 on the sky map
Object type

Galaxy

Alternative names

Constellation

Centaurus

Magnitude

12

Apparent size2'x1'
Right ascension13h 5m 20.2s
Declination-35° 20′ 14.8″

Catalogues

Messier

New General Catalogue (NGC)

NGC4947

International Catalogue (IC)

IC3974

Nearest objects with greater magnitude
Object typeMagnitude
NGC5102Galaxy9.6
NGC5121Galaxy11.5
NGC5161Galaxy11.2
NGC5193Galaxy11.6
NGC5253Galaxy10.4