NGC 4478
DSS image of NGC 4478
Overlaid DSS image of NGC 4478, 30' x 30' with north at top and west to the right

Aladin viewer for the region around NGC 4478

Type  Galaxy
Magnitude  11.2
Size  2' x 1.8' @ 140°
Right Ascension  12h 30' 17.5"  (2000)
Declination  12° 19' 43" N
Constellation  Virgo
Description  pB, S, R, psbM, 2 of 3
Classification  E1
Observing Notes

Andrew Cooper
Jun 17, 2020    Waikoloa, HI (map)
28cm f/10 SCT, NexStar 11" GyPSy @ 127x
Seeing: 5 Transparency: 6 Moon: 0%

Small, bright, round, brghter to the center without an obvious core, M87 is 9' northeast

Andrew Cooper
Jan 18, 2004    Sentinel, AZ (map)
46cm f/4.5 Deep Violet

The brighter of a pair just southwest of M87, the companion NGC4476 is less than 10' west, small, round, modest core, even halo
Other Data Sources for NGC 4478
Nearby objects for NGC 4478
36 objects found within 60'
IC 3346 IC 3349 IC 3354
IC 3355 IC 3356 IC 3358
IC 3363 IC 3381 IC 3386
IC 3388 IC 3393 IC 3408
IC 3413 IC 3418 IC 3431
IC 3437 IC 3440 IC 3443
IC 3445 IC 3446 IC 3457
IC 3459 IC 3461 IC 3463
IC 3465 IC 3466 IC 3467
IC 3475 IC 3481 IC 3483
IC 3486 IC 3489 IC 3492
IC 3501 IC 3506 IC 3509
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NGC 4478