NGC4596 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4596 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:33 (PDT), 45° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:18, 66° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:59, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4596
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h39m [3] |
| Declination: | +10°10' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 10.46 (V) [1] 11.30 (B) [1] 8.36 (J) [1] 7.72 (H) [1] 7.46 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.9 arcmin x 3.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 120.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.84 |
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