Galaxy

M90

M90 · NGC 4569 · PGC 42089 · UGC 7786

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Object data

Designation: M90
Also known as: NGC 4569, PGC 42089, UGC 7786
Type: Galaxy
Constellation: Virgo
RA (J2000): 12h 36m 50s
Dec (J2000): +13° 09′ 47″
Magnitude: 9.5
Apparent size: 9.1 × 3.8′
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: 2 degrees at 22:00
February: 21 degrees at 22:00
March: 37 degrees at 22:00
April: 50 degrees at 22:00
May: 50 degrees at 22:00
June: 37 degrees at 22:00
July: 20 degrees at 22:00
August: 1 degrees at 22:00
September: -15 degrees at 22:00
October: -24 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.