Galaxy · Virgo

Messier 59

M59 · NGC 4621

Not above the horizon after darkRises 05:41 · not up after dark

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Where is Messier 59?

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Below the horizon after dark tonight in Virgo. Rises 05:41.

From London tonight, Messier 59 isn’t above the horizon while the sky is dark. It rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:49, in daylight or twilight.

At magnitude 9.6, with its light spread out, it needs a telescope and a dark sky.

This is position and timing only: clouds, haze and light pollution aren’t included.

Not visible

Too faint to see by eye.

Too faint for most binoculars.

A brighter core in a faint glow. Spiral arms show only in long-exposure photos.

What you’re likely to see, not what a space telescope photographs. General guidance from catalog brightness and size, not a forecast for tonight.

Messier 59 (M59) is a galaxy in Virgo, with a total brightness of magnitude 9.6 and an apparent size of 4.5′.

Sources: OpenNGC (CC BY-SA 4.0); star chart: Wikidata (CC0). Positions computed for your place and time with astronomy-engine. Data & Licences