NGC4298 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4298 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:00 (PDT), 70° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:06, 70° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:58, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4298
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h21m [3] |
| Declination: | +14°36' [3] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 11.35 (V) [1] 11.94 (B) [1] 9.43 (J) [1] 8.66 (H) [1] 8.47 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.5 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 137.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.59 |
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