NGC4359 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4359 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 69° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:20, 87° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:53, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4359
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h24m [4] |
| Declination: | +31°31' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.65 (B) [2] 11.73 (J) [2] 10.99 (H) [2] 10.81 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 108.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| Distance: | 17.0 Mpc 55.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.50 |
Sources