About NGC 4697 (C52)

NGC 4697 is frequently observed by amateur astronomers and presents itself as a diffuse object. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 52° altitude and reaches 84° around 12:34 AM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, subtle features are easily lost in bright skies.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

It is less prominent than the brightest objects in the catalog.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Virgo

Distance

76000000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

10