The Black Eye Galaxy (M64)
From San Diego , the Black Eye Galaxy is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:05 (PDT), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:16, 78° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:39, 31° above your western horizon.
Name
The Black Eye Galaxy (M64)
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 12h56m [2] |
Declination: | +21°40' [2] |
Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
Magnitude: | 8.52 (V) [2] 9.27 (B) [2] 6.27 (J) [2] 5.58 (H) [2] 5.33 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SABa |
Distance: | 3.7 Mpc 12.0 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.75 |
Absolute mag (V): | -19.31 |
All times shown in San Diego local time.