NGC4142 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC4142 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 33° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:18, 70° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 38° above your north-western horizon.

Name NGC4142
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 4142[2]
UGC 7140[3]
PGC 38645[4]
Position
Right ascension:12h09m [4]
Declination:+53°06' [4]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:13.91 (B) [2]
Angular dimensions:1.8 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 174.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBcd
Distance:26.9 Mpc
87.7 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-18.24

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