Deep-sky objects in Virgo
Sky Map
The sky above you at 20:33
This interactive sky map shows the positions of the brightest celestial objects from your location. Move it horizontally to follow how their positions change through the night.
M49
Galaxy
A elliptical galaxy containing billions of stars, located approximately 56 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
Sombrero Galaxy (M104)
Galaxy
M104 is a galaxy with apparent magnitude 8.59 in the constellation Virgo, spanning approximately 8.5 arcseconds in the sky.
M60
Galaxy
An elliptical galaxy containing billions of stars, located approximately 55 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
M86
Galaxy
Elliptical galaxy a giant member of the Virgo Cluster, features a prominent dust disk.
M87
Galaxy
Supergiant elliptical galaxy harbors a supermassive black hole and produces powerful jets.
M90
Galaxy
Spiral galaxy part of the Virgo Cluster, hosts a bright core and numerous H II regions.
M59
Galaxy
An elliptical galaxy containing billions of stars, located approximately 60 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo.
M84
Galaxy
Elliptical galaxy approximately 60 million light-years away, harboring an active nucleus.
M89
Galaxy
Elliptical galaxy part of the Virgo Cluster, characterized by a boxy shape and dust lanes.
Data Credits
The deep-sky information on this page comes from the OpenNGC project developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed catalog data for nebulae, galaxies, clusters and other deep-sky objects.
For details or contributions, visit the official repository: OpenNGC GitHub.