NGC4227 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4227 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:08 (EDT), 75° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:11, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:07, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4227
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h16m [4] |
| Declination: | +33°31' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 13.72 (B) [2] 10.51 (J) [2] 9.78 (H) [2] 9.51 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 97.0 Mpc 316.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.21 |
Sources