Galaxy

M84

M84 · NGC 4374 · PGC 40455 · UGC 7494

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Object data

Designation: M84
Also known as: NGC 4374, PGC 40455, UGC 7494
Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Virgo
RA (J2000): 12h 25m 04s
Dec (J2000): +12° 53′ 13″
Magnitude: 9.8
Apparent size: 7.4 × 6.4′
Catalogue: Messier
Reference: Wikipedia

Catalogue values from OpenNGC (CC-BY-SA-4.0).

Best months to observe

From 51.5°N: best April to May, peaking at 50° at 22:00.

January: 4 degrees at 22:00
February: 23 degrees at 22:00
March: 39 degrees at 22:00
April: 50 degrees at 22:00
May: 49 degrees at 22:00
June: 35 degrees at 22:00
July: 17 degrees at 22:00
August: -1 degrees at 22:00
September: -17 degrees at 22:00
October: -25 degrees at 22:00
November: -23 degrees at 22:00
December: -13 degrees at 22:00

Your latitude

Degrees north, negative for south. Recomputed in your browser and remembered on this device.

Altitude at 22:00 local time on the 15th of each month. Twilight, moon and weather are your problem.