Messier 49
(Wide field DSO)
Object
Cross Reference
Common Name
Object Type
Constellation
English Name
M49
NGC 4472
n/a
GX (Galaxy)
Virgo (Ecliptic)
The Virgin
RE
DEC
Size
Magnitude
Morphology
Distance
Extends
Age
12h 29m 46s
+8° 00′ 00″
21.8′
+8.4v
Hubbe E3
41 million ly
110,000 ly
10 billion years
Location
Mount
Telescope
Type
Camera / CCD
Filter
Milton Keynes, UK
Sky-Watcher AZ-EQ6GT
Atlair Astro Lightwave
66ED-R refractor
Canon EOS 700D
Luminance (Lum)
.
Notes – Messier 49
-Â M49, NGC 4472
-Â very bright, large and round
-Â bright nucleus
-Â obvious even a 2-inch telescope
a memebr of Virgo Galaxy Cluters
-Â in a group with galaxies NGC 4467, NGC 4470 and a faint irregular dwarf galaxy
.
Notable features
-Â M67 (Virgo A) – galaxy is shown on the top of M49
.
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