NGC4040 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4040 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 63° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:52, 65° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:57, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4040
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h02m [4] |
| Declination: | +17°49' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 14.98 (B) [2] 11.70 (J) [2] 11.02 (H) [2] 10.77 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 97.9 Mpc 319.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.97 |
Sources