NGC4558 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4558 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 65° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 82° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4558
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h35m [2] |
| Declination: | +26°59' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 14.93 (B) [2] 11.86 (J) [2] 11.15 (H) [2] 10.84 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 95.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 110.0 Mpc 358.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.28 |