Galaxy · Coma Berenices

Messier 85

M85 · NGC 4382

Low after darkLow · northeast · 4° at 05:17

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Where is Messier 85?

Times for LondonChange city

Low in the northeast, at most 4° up around 05:17 in Coma Berenices.

Rises: 04:46
Highest: 12:30
Sets: 20:10
Best after dark: 05:17 · 4°

Can I see Messier 85 tonight?

From London tonight, Messier 85 stays low while the sky is dark: at best 4° above the northeast horizon around 05:17. You’ll need a clear, flat view in that direction.

At magnitude 9.1, 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.

What does Messier 85 look like?

Eyes

Not visible

Too faint to see by eye.

Binoculars

Too faint for most binoculars.

Telescope

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.

About Messier 85

Messier 85 (M85) is a galaxy in Coma Berenices, with a total brightness of magnitude 9.1 and an apparent size of 7.0′.

Nearby in the sky

Its constellationComa Berenices Another galaxyAndromeda Galaxy Another galaxyTriangulum Galaxy 2° awayMessier 100 4° awayMessier 88 GuideBinoculars or telescope: what to start with

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