NGC4257 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4257 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:31, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:00, 61° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:41, 43° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4257
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h19m [1] |
| Declination: | +05°43' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.57 (B) [1] 11.63 (J) [1] 10.93 (H) [1] 10.70 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.5 arcmin x 0.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 66.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sab |
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