NGC4348 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4348 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:29, 52° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 40° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4348
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h23m [2] |
| Declination: | −03°26' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.28 (V) [2] 13.11 (B) [2] 9.98 (J) [2] 9.27 (H) [2] 8.91 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.7 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 31.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 31.8 Mpc 103.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.83 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.23 |