NGC4008 (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 , NGC4008 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:06, 84° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 28° above your western horizon.

Name NGC4008
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 4008[1]
UGC 6953[2]
PGC 37666[3]
Position
Right ascension:11h58m [3]
Declination:+28°11' [3]
Constellation:Leo
Magnitude:12.02 (V) [1]
12.96 (B) [1]
9.76 (J) [1]
9.08 (H) [1]
8.83 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:2.1 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 166.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
B-V Color (mag):0.94

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