NGC4240 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4240 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:43, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:22, 45° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 34° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4240
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h17m [1] |
| Declination: | −09°57' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.27 (B) [1] 10.26 (J) [1] 9.59 (H) [1] 9.36 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 90.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
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