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M60 (aka. NGC NGC 4649)
Magnitude: 9.8
Distance Aprox: 55 million light-years
Constellation: Virgo
Diameter: 120.000 light-years
Number of stars approx: 400 billion
M60 is a giant elliptical galaxy. It is the third brightest elliptical galaxy in the Virgo cluster. The best time of year to observe the galaxy is during the months of March, April and May
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M59 (aka. NGC 4621) eliptical galaxy
Magnitude: 10.6
Distance Aprox: 60 million light-years
Constellation: Virgo
Number of stars approx: 200 billion
| NGC 4647 Magnitude: 11.94 Distance Aprox: 63 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4606 Magnitude: 12.67 Distance Aprox: 53.3 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4607 Magnitude: 13.75 Distance Aprox: 56.39 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4640 Magnitude: 14.0 Distance: ? Constellation: Virgo |
| NGC 4641 Magnitude: 14.9 Distance: ? Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4637 Magnitude: 16.0 Distance: Aprox: ? Constellation: Virgo |
NGC 4638 Magnitude: 12.1 Distance: Aprox: 50.77 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
IC 3653 Magnitude: ? Distance: ? Constellation: Virgo |
| IC 3665 Magnitude: 13.53 Distance: ? Constellation: Virgo |
IC 3672 Magnitude: ? Distance Aprox: 51.4 million light-years Constellation: Virgo |
IC 3710 Magnitude: 16.5 Distance: ? Constellation: Virgo |
IC 3718 Magnitude: 13.5 Distance: Aprox: ? Constellation: Virgo |
| IC 3720 Magnitude: 16.0 Distance Aprox: ? Constellation: Virgo |
Taken 3/18/18 in Pioneer Ohio by Russell Kille on a CPC 1100 with Hyperstar @ F2 and ZWO ASI294MC Pro camera