Galaxy

Virgo A

M87 · NGC 4486 · PGC 41361 · UGC 7654

Captures

No captures of this target yet

It is on the list. In the meantime, the gallery has everything that has been shot so far.

Browse the gallery

Object data

Name: Virgo A
Designation: M87
Also known as: NGC 4486, PGC 41361, UGC 7654
Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Virgo
RA (J2000): 12h 30m 49s
Dec (J2000): +12° 23′ 28″
Magnitude: 9.0
Apparent size: 7.1 × 6.7′
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 49° at 22:00.

January: 3 degrees at 22:00
February: 21 degrees at 22:00
March: 37 degrees at 22:00
April: 49 degrees at 22:00
May: 49 degrees at 22:00
June: 36 degrees at 22:00
July: 18 degrees at 22:00
August: -1 degrees at 22:00
September: -16 degrees at 22:00
October: -25 degrees at 22:00
November: -24 degrees at 22:00
December: -14 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.