NGC4006 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC4006 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:08, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:00, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC4006
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 4006[1]
UGC 6951[2]
PGC 37655[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h58m [3]
Declination:−02°07' [3]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.18 (B) [1]
10.48 (J) [1]
9.75 (H) [1]
9.45 (K) [1]
Hubble type:E

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