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NGC 4900 — Galaxy in Virgo

Galaxy Good (45/100)

Spiral

Magnitude 11.5m Galaxy Virgo (Vir) Visible
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1Properties

Magnitude 11.5
Angular Size 2.1′ × 2.0′
Position Angle 150°
Distance 44.98 million ly
Galaxy Type Spiral (Sc)
cB, cE, *10 att 135deg +/-

Position & Identifiers

RA 13h 00m 39.1s
Dec +02° 30' 05.0"
Constellation Virgo (Vir)
Catalog NGC 4900

2How easy to spot?

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Telescope Bortle 3 Bortle 4 Bortle 5
80mm refr. Imp. Imp. Imp.
150mm Newt. V. hard+ V. hard Imp.
C8 203mm V. hard+ V. hard+ V. hard
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Bortle 3 = rural · 4 = outer suburbs · 5 = suburbs

Medium on Seestar S50

3Visibility

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Best season Mar – May (peak: Apr)

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125x TFOV: 0.4° Lim. mag: 13.6
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NGC 4900 · 2.1′×2.0′ · N up, E left

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Visibility scores assume a 150 mm Newton at Bortle 4.

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Easy
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Galaxy mag 10.6 4.4° Virgo
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Easy
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Galaxy mag 13.0 5.7° Virgo
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Easy
Easy double, sep 3.6″
Double Star mag 3.65 6.2° Virgo
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Hard+
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Galaxy mag 10.4 6.6° Virgo
R Vir
Hard+
Mira-type variable, range 6.0–12.1
Variable Star mag 7.08 7.1° Virgo
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