NGC4597 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC4597 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:26, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:19, 50° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:52, 49° above your southern horizon.

Name NGC4597
Object type Galaxy
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]
Angular dimensions:3.5 arcmin x 1.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 70.0°E of N
Hubble type:Sm
Distance:10.2 Mpc
33.4 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-17.18

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