About NGC 4192 (M98)

NGC 4192 offers a subtle but interesting view and shows up as a faint patch of light. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 58° altitude and reaches 75° around 12:04 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

This object is better suited for experienced observers.

What to expect

With larger apertures, more structure becomes visible.

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

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

60000000 ly

Size

9.5' x 3.2'

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Very Hard

Magnitude

10.1