Virgo Galaxy

Scientific overview

Virgo Galaxy is an elliptical galaxy in the constellation Virgo. It shines at apparent magnitude 9 and spans about 7.11 arcminutes of sky.

Difficulty

Small telescope

Recommended equipment

≈ 80–100 mm telescope

Best observed

Spring (evening sky)

Best hemisphere

Both (equatorial)

Guidance follows standard observing practice, derived from the object's real magnitude and position. A dark, moonless sky always helps.

RA / Dec

12.5137h / 12.3911°

Hemisphere

Both

Season

Spring

Object	Type	Mag	Size (′)
M 49M 49 · NGC 4472	Elliptical galaxy	8.28	10.21
Sombrero GalaxyM 104 · NGC 4594	Spiral galaxy	8.59	8.45
M 60M 60 · NGC 4649	Elliptical galaxy	8.79	6.78
M 86M 86 · NGC 4406	Elliptical galaxy	8.86	11.53
NGC 4697C 52 · NGC 4697	Elliptical galaxy	9.37	7.14
NGC 4365NGC 4365	Elliptical galaxy	9.43	5.12
NGC 4699NGC 4699	Barred spiral galaxy	9.53	3.99
M 90M 90 · NGC 4569	Spiral galaxy	9.54	9.12

Facts on this topic will be cited from these primary and reference sources.

OpenNGCOpenNGC (M. Verga) — NGC/IC, Messier, and Caldwell catalogue data
Openly-licensed deep-sky catalogue: object types, positions, magnitudes, sizes, morphology, and cross-identifiers.

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