M49 Observation Details
M49 Daily Motion
M49 will be visible until July, 18, when it will move too close to the Sun. During this time, its proximity to the Sun will cause it to disappear from the night sky, making it unobservable for a while.
M49 Visibility Timetable on June 07
M49 Rise and Set Timetable
| Time | Elevation | |
| M49 rise | 14:33 | |
| Moon Rise, 82.8% illuminated | 16:52 | 27° |
| Sunset | 20:56 | 58° |
| M49 transit | 20:59 | 58° |
| Civil sunset | 21:30 | 57° |
| Astrosession begin | 22:59 | 48° |
| M49 set | 03:25 | |
| Moon Set | 03:32 | -1° |
| Astrosession end | 04:02 | -7° |
Track M49 Position Throughout the Night
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M49 - Elliptical Galaxy
M49 is an elliptical galaxy located in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1771. M49 is one of the brightest members of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies.
M49 spans about 157,000 light-years across and contains a massive population of old stars. The galaxy is approximately 55 million light-years away from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 8.4, making it visible with binoculars or a small telescope.
M49 Image Gallery
DSS Blue
DSS Red
DSS Near-Infrared
DSS Composite image
The photos are taken from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2), which was produced at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) under NASA contract, using data from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), the European Southern Observatory (ESO), and the National Geographic Society-Palomar Observatory Sky Survey (POSS II).
Special thanks to the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO), the Royal Observatory, Edinburgh, and the California Institute of Technology for their significant contributions.
Finder Chart for M49
| Object name | M49 |
| Field of view | |
| Limiting magnitude | |
| M49 coordinates | 12.49632, 8.00047 |
| Center coordinates | 12.49632, 8.00047 |
M49 Passage Through Night
Current position of M49
| Time | 02:09 |
| Latitude | 39.9625 |
| Longitude | -83.0061 |
| M49 elevation | 14° |
| M49 Azimuth | 92° |
Annual motion of M49
| Date | Sun, 8 June 2025 |
| Twighlight start | 22:55 |
| Twighlight end | 03:56 |
| Twighlight duration | 5h 1m |
| Rise | 14:29 |
| Set | 03:21 |
| Elevation at transit | 58° |
| Transit time | 20:55 |
| Equatorial coordinates | RA: 12h 29m 46s", Dec: 08° 00' 01s |
| Magnitude | 8 |
| Constellation | Virgo |
The graph is structured with the vertical axis showing the hours of the day, ranging from 12 AM to 12 AM the next day, while the horizontal axis spans each day of the year.
The reddish shaded area indicates the periods when the M49 is above the horizon, visible to observers. The white line marks the times when the celestial object reaches its highest point in the sky each day, known as the transit.
Data Credits
The nebulae information on this page is sourced from the OpenNGC project, developed by Matteo Verga. OpenNGC provides detailed data on the NGC catalog, which is a valuable resource for exploring deep-sky objects such as nebulae.
For more details or to contribute to OpenNGC, visit the official GitHub repository: OpenNGC on GitHub.