NGC4285 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4285 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:47 (EST) – 3 hours and 58 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 26° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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Name
NGC4285
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h20m [2] |
| Declination: | −11°38' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.00 (B) [2] 11.98 (J) [2] 11.33 (H) [2] 11.19 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 91.8 Mpc 299.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.81 |