NGC4079 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4079 is visible between 20:56 and 05:06. It will become accessible at around 20:56, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:01, 53° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:06 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4079
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h04m [4] |
| Declination: | −02°22' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.81 (B) [2] 10.48 (J) [2] 9.82 (H) [2] 9.54 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.7 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 135.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 79.1 Mpc 257.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.68 |
Sources