NGC4438 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4438 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:17 (PDT), 32° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:17, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:05, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4438
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h27m [3] |
| Declination: | +13°00' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 10.92 (V) [1] 10.97 (B) [1] 8.25 (J) [1] 7.56 (H) [1] 7.27 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 9.2 arcmin x 4.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 27.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.05 |
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