NGC4597 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4597 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (EDT), 27° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:34, 41° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:06, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4597
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h40m [2] |
| Declination: | −05°47' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.87 (B) [2] 12.67 (J) [2] 12.04 (H) [2] 11.68 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sm |
| Distance: | 10.2 Mpc 33.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -17.18 |