NGC4581 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4581 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:22, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:26, 49° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:55, 44° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4581
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h38m [4] |
| Declination: | +01°28' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.38 (V) [2] 13.22 (B) [2] 10.56 (J) [2] 9.86 (H) [2] 9.61 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 38.4 Mpc 125.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.84 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.54 |
Sources