NGC4218 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC4218 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:34 (EDT), 69° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:17, 81° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:22, 28° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4218
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h15m [4] |
| Declination: | +48°07' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 13.45 (B) [2] 11.83 (J) [2] 11.07 (H) [2] 10.86 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABa |
| Distance: | 16.6 Mpc 54.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.65 |
Sources