The Cocoon Galaxy (NGC4490)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , the Cocoon Galaxy is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:25 (EDT), 43° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:40, 89° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:25, 37° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
The Cocoon Galaxy (NGC4490)
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h30m [3] |
| Declination: | +41°38' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 9.72 (V) [1] 9.76 (B) [1] 8.21 (J) [1] 7.64 (H) [1] 7.35 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBcd |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.04 |
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