NGC4173 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4173 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:22 (PDT), 48° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:38, 85° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:06, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4173
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h12m [4] |
| Declination: | +29°12' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.34 (V) [2] 13.59 (B) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.3 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 134.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBcd |
| Distance: | 9.7 Mpc 31.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.25 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -16.59 |
Sources