NGC4378 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4378 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 48° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:36, 53° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:55, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4378
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h25m [4] |
| Declination: | +04°55' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.29 (V) [2] 12.24 (B) [2] 9.42 (J) [2] 8.72 (H) [2] 8.51 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 46.6 Mpc 151.9 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.95 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.05 |
Sources