NGC4318 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4318 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (EDT), 41° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:17, 55° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4318
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h22m [4] |
| Declination: | +08°11' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.20 (V) [2] 14.09 (B) [2] 11.24 (J) [2] 10.55 (H) [2] 10.35 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 24.9 Mpc 81.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.11 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.78 |
Sources