NGC4457 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4457 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 51° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:24, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:47, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4457
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h28m [3] |
| Declination: | +03°34' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 10.57 (V) [1] 11.42 (B) [1] 8.67 (J) [1] 8.02 (H) [1] 7.78 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.8 arcmin x 2.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 79.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
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