About NGC 4697 (C52)

NGC 4697 is frequently observed by amateur astronomers and shows up as a faint patch of light. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 46° altitude and reaches 84° around 09:18 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, structure becomes clearer under good conditions.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

In small telescopes it remains mostly unresolved.

Type

Galaxy

Constellation

Virgo

Distance

76000000 ly

Size

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Hard

Magnitude

10