NGC4246 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4246 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:50, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:23, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 47° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4246
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h17m [3] |
| Declination: | +07°11' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.72 (V) [1] 13.41 (B) [1] 10.57 (J) [1] 10.07 (H) [1] 9.95 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.1 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 84.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.69 |
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