About NGC 4382 (M85)

NGC 4382 is a rewarding deep-sky target and shows up as a faint patch of light. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 49° altitude and reaches 72° around 08:48 PM.

It stays above 30° for roughly 8 hours.

Galaxies are sensitive to light pollution, contrast improves away from light pollution.

Observing tips

It can be challenging under typical skies.

What to expect

In small telescopes it remains mostly unresolved.

It is more subtle than brighter Dso objects.

Type

Lenticular (S0) Galaxy

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

60000000 ly

Size

7.1' x 5.2'

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Moderate

Magnitude

9.1