NGC4580 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4580 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:45 (EDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:40, 54° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:02, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4580
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h37m [4] |
| Declination: | +05°22' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.57 (B) [2] 9.75 (J) [2] 9.06 (H) [2] 8.77 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABa |
| Distance: | 17.6 Mpc 57.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.66 |
Sources