NGC4179 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4179 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:15, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:32, 57° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 56° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC4179
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h12m [3] |
| Declination: | +01°18' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 10.93 (V) [1] 11.86 (B) [1] 8.83 (J) [1] 8.19 (H) [1] 7.92 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.5 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 146.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
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