Galaxy

M88

M88 · NGC 4501 · PGC 41517 · UGC 7675

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Object data

Designation: M88
Also known as: NGC 4501, PGC 41517, UGC 7675
Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Coma Berenices
RA (J2000): 12h 31m 59s
Dec (J2000): +14° 25′ 13″
Magnitude: 10.3
Apparent size: 8.7 × 4.4′
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 51° at 22:00.

January: 4 degrees at 22:00
February: 23 degrees at 22:00
March: 39 degrees at 22:00
April: 51 degrees at 22:00
May: 51 degrees at 22:00
June: 37 degrees at 22:00
July: 20 degrees at 22:00
August: 1 degrees at 22:00
September: -14 degrees at 22:00
October: -23 degrees at 22:00
November: -22 degrees at 22:00
December: -12 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.