NGC4309 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4309 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:54, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:27, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 48° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4309
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h22m [3] |
| Declination: | +07°08' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.56 (B) [1] 10.63 (J) [1] 9.99 (H) [1] 9.77 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 86.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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