M49 (NGC 4472) Vir galaxy Difficulty level
2NGC 4464 Vir galaxy Difficulty level 4
NGC 4470 Vir galaxy Difficulty level 4
NGC 4492 Vir galaxy Difficulty level 4
Date of observation: 1998.03.29 03:19
Observing site: Makinoto
Transparency/seeing/sky darkness: 1/3/3
Instruments: 32cm Dobsonian with XL14 at 110x
Width of field: 0.6‹
Resembling M87, it is a huge elliptical galaxy. It is an interesting sight that three small galaxies surround this galaxy. There are supposed to a number of extremely small galaxies near M49, but they are not visible.
M49 (NGC 4472): It is circular, large, and bright. It has a large bright core and brightness gradually drops off toward the outlying areas. If faint haze is included, its extent is huge. It is a fine sight with a bright star close to this galaxy.
NGC 4464: It is small and star-like with some haze around it. It is not a difficult object.
NGC 4470: It is small, circular and diffuse.
NGC 4492: It is small and diffuse with weak central condensation. It looks elliptical.