NGC4050 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4050 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:54 (PDT), 39° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:15, 39° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:27, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4050
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h02m [2] |
| Declination: | −16°22' [2] |
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Magnitude: | 11.79 (V) [2] 13.04 (B) [2] 9.75 (J) [2] 9.11 (H) [2] 8.86 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.4 arcmin x 2.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 89.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
| Distance: | 31.9 Mpc 104.0 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.25 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.73 |