NGC4006 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC4006 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:38, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:44, 53° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:47, 53° above your southern 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]
Angular dimensions:1.5 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 13.0°E of N
Hubble type:E

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