NGC4261 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4261 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 03:01, 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
NGC4261
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h19m [3] |
| Declination: | +05°49' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.11 (V) [1] 11.18 (B) [1] 8.20 (J) [1] 7.51 (H) [1] 7.26 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 4.2 arcmin x 3.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 160.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.07 |
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