NGC4038 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4038 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:54 (PDT), 36° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:14, 37° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:14, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4038
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h01m [3] |
| Declination: | −18°51' [3] |
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Magnitude: | 11.30 (V) [4] 10.85 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 5.4 arcmin x 3.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 80.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBm |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.65 |
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