M61 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Jacksonville , M61 will become visible at around 21:33 (EDT), 34° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting 3 hours and 49 minutes after the Sun at 00:17.

Name M61
Object type Galaxy
Other names
M61[1]
NGC 4301[2]
UGC 7439[3]
PGC 40087[4]
Position
Right ascension:12h22m [4]
Declination:+04°33' [4]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:13.12 (V) [2]
13.53 (B) [2]
12.14 (J) [2]
11.94 (H) [2]
11.20 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sc
Distance:18.4 Mpc
60.0 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.41
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.20

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