NGC4442 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4442 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:19 (EDT), 22° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:57, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 05:34, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4442
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h28m [4] |
| Declination: | +09°48' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 10.60 (V) [2] 11.32 (B) [2] 8.22 (J) [2] 7.50 (H) [2] 7.29 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 15.0 Mpc 48.9 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.72 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.28 |
Sources