About NGC 4192 (M98)

NGC 4192 stands out as a well-known observing object and appears as a soft glow. It is quite faint.

Current visibility

Right now it is at about 52° altitude and reaches 75° around 08:33 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

At higher magnification, subtle detail can be detected.

Type

Spiral Galaxy

Constellation

Coma Berenices

Distance

60000000 ly

Size

9.5' x 3.2'

Season

Spring

Difficulty

Very Hard

Magnitude

10.1