NGC4169 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4169 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 71° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:08, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:35, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4169
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h12m [4] |
| Declination: | +29°10' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 12.20 (V) [2] 13.15 (B) [2] 10.06 (J) [2] 9.39 (H) [2] 9.08 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 151.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 55.6 Mpc 181.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.95 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.53 |
Sources