NGC4459 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4459 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:58 (PDT) – 3 hours and 10 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 25° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:08.
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Name
NGC4459
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h29m [3] |
| Declination: | +13°58' [3] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 10.25 (V) [1] 11.30 (B) [1] 8.10 (J) [1] 7.40 (H) [1] 7.15 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.05 |
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