M61 (Galaxy)

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R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From San Diego , M61 is visible between 20:38 and 05:31. It will become accessible around 20:38, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:04, 61° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible around 05:31 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

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

All times shown in San Diego local time.

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32.72°N
117.16°W
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