NGC4462 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4462 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:25, 32° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 00:59, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4462
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h29m [1] |
| Declination: | −23°09' [1] |
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Magnitude: | 11.85 (V) [1] 12.79 (B) [1] 9.44 (J) [1] 8.74 (H) [1] 8.46 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.6 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 124.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBab |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.94 |
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