NGC4268 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4268 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:26 (EDT), 26° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:25, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:46, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4268
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h19m [4] |
| Declination: | +05°17' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.71 (V) [2] 13.62 (B) [2] 10.43 (J) [2] 9.71 (H) [2] 9.47 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 25.4 Mpc 82.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.91 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.31 |
Sources