NGC4578 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4578 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:45 (EDT), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:40, 58° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:16, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4578
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h37m [3] |
| Declination: | +09°33' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.40 (V) [1] 12.26 (B) [1] 9.35 (J) [1] 8.63 (H) [1] 8.40 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
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