M90 (Galaxy)

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

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From Cambridge , M90 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:53 (EDT), 50° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:54, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:43, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name M90
Object type Galaxy
Other names
M90[1]
NGC 4569[2]
Arp 76[3]
Position
Right ascension:12h36m [2]
Declination:+13°09' [2]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:9.50 (V) [3]
10.18 (B) [2]
7.50 (J) [2]
6.79 (H) [2]
6.58 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sab
Distance:18.4 Mpc
60.0 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.64
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-21.82

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