NGC4342 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4342 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:14, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:46, 63° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:50, 62° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC4342
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h23m [3] |
| Declination: | +07°03' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.51 (V) [1] 13.21 (B) [1] 9.95 (J) [1] 9.26 (H) [1] 9.02 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 165.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.70 |
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