NGC4608 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4608 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:03 (EDT), 52° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:31, 57° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4608
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h41m [4] |
| Declination: | +10°09' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.08 (V) [2] 11.91 (B) [2] 9.03 (J) [2] 8.42 (H) [2] 8.16 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0 |
| Distance: | 16.4 Mpc 53.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.83 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.99 |
Sources