Galaxies
Object reference | Size | Shape | Visual Scale | Telescope used |
M 86 | medium | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
M 49 | medium | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
M 87 | medium | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
M 104 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 60 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5746 | medium | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4697 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5846 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4281 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4281 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
M 90 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 86 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 87 | medium | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4762 | medium | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4216 | medium | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4526 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 84 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5566 | medium | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
M 61 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4365 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
M 89 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4753 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5363 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4442 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4754 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5846 | small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4371 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4119 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4699 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4570 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4417 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4546 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4643 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4267 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4281 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4639 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4168 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4457 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4273 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4660 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4478 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4438 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4866 | medium | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4527 | medium | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4388 | medium | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5701 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4666 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5850 | small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5850 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4030 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4179 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4698 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4596 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5813 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4856 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4958 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4235 | small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4261 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4624 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4503 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4665 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4461 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4608 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4550 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4564 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4435 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5576 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5713 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4684 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4612 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5506 | very small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5854 | very small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4224 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4233 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4638 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4339 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4273 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4273 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4270 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4270 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4478 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4476 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4215 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5493 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4528 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5382 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5384 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4180 | very small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5839 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4078 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5839 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4067 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5845 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5845 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4486B | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4536 | medium | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4535 | medium | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4206 | medium | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5364 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4636 | medium | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4429 | medium | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4178 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4654 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4845 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4568 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4330 | small | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4746 | small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5775 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4313 | small | slither | Darkstar 14 inch | |
NGC 4586 | small | thin oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5838 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5560 | small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4402 | small | thin oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4307 | small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4424 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4469 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3976 | small | thin oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4606 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4694 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5806 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5750 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5719 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4380 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4294 | small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4567 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4880 | small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4772 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4578 | small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5020 | small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4531 | small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5426 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4632 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4713 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4324 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4647 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5427 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4519 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4981 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4425 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5740 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4532 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4691 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4452 | very small | slither | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5645 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4316 | very small | slither | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4378 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5864 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5221 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4995 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4808 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4260 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5869 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5638 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4413 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4305 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4193 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4900 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4305 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5230 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5831 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4580 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5691 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4351 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3818 | very small | oval | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4544 | very small | thin oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4352 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4581 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5147 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4551 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4440 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4620 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5129 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4299 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5208 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5770 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4387 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5507 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4458 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 4306 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5257 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4390 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4733 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 5718 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5258 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5574 | very small | circular | Skywatcher 10 inch | |
NGC 3822 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4268 | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4584 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4268 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5132 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5132 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4470 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 3825 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 5222 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4191 | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4277 | very small | circular | Darkstar 20 inch | |
NGC 4325 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 4464 | very small | circular | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5846A | very small | oval | Meade 16 inch | |
NGC 5846A | very small | oval | Darkstar 20 inch |
This table is sorted by visual scale and then size.
Galaxy groupings
NGC 4733/ NGC 4754/ NGC 4762 - Bright pair with a faint third member
M59 / M60 / NGC 4647 / NGC 4638 - Very bright grouping
M85 / NGC 4394 - bright galaxy with fainter neighbour
M100 / NGC 4312 - Nice contrasting pair.
NGC 4596 / NGC 4608 - 1/1 matched pair of barred spiral galaxies
M 84 / M 86 - 2/2- plus a chain of galaxies - awesome
NGC 4550 / NGC 4551 - 1/1 - oval and circular pairing
NGC5574/ NGC 5576 - 1/0.5 - close pair
Other notes
Best placed from early spring to mid summer.
Virgo has galactic co-ordinates of approximately 310, 60.
So when you look at this constellation you are looking well above the galactic plane above the Sagitarius arm of our spiral galaxy.