NGC4042 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4042 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:04 (PDT), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:51, 76° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:50, 23° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4042
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h02m [2] |
| Declination: | +20°09' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 16.36 (B) [2] 13.45 (J) [2] 12.80 (H) [2] 12.41 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.4 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 124.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 112.0 Mpc 365.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.89 |