NGC4168 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4168 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (PDT), 59° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:19, 69° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:08, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4168
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h12m [3] |
| Declination: | +13°12' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.45 (V) [1] 12.03 (B) [1] 9.36 (J) [1] 8.69 (H) [1] 8.44 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.9 arcmin x 2.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 121.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.58 |
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