M87
Another tiny smudge in the Virgo Cluster. Home to a supermassive black hole!
Object Type: Elliptical Galaxy
Constellation: Virgo
Right Ascension: 12h 30m 49s
Declination: +12° 23' 28"
Magnitude: 8.6
Size: 8.3' × 6.6'
My Observation Details
| Object Name: | M87 |
| Seeing: | E |
| Transparency: | 6 |
| Lat/Lon: | 35.161, -85.372 |
| Instrument: | 750mm/150mm |
| Power: | 75.0x (10mm eyepiece) |
| Date: | 2023-05-09 |
| Time: | 11:46 EST |
Observation Notes
Visual Description
Another tiny smudge.
Additional Notes
Hopped from M89. Used Telrad finder.
Sketch
