NGC4288 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC4288 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:44 (EDT), 76° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:50, 83° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:10, 25° above your north-western horizon.
Name
NGC4288
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 12h20m [4] |
Declination: | +46°17' [4] |
Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
Magnitude: | 12.91 (V) [2] 15.70 (B) [2] 13.09 (J) [2] 12.29 (H) [2] 11.99 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0-a |
Distance: | 10.4 Mpc 33.9 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.39 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -17.18 |
Sources