NGC4231 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4231 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 75° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:25, 76° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:41, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4231
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h16m [3] |
| Declination: | +47°27' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.65 (B) [1] 12.13 (J) [1] 11.33 (H) [1] 11.09 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 3.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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