NGC4628 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4628 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:02 (EDT), 36° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:36, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:02, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4628
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h42m [2] |
| Declination: | -06°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (V) [3] 13.95 (B) [2] 10.51 (J) [2] 9.84 (H) [2] 9.46 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sb |
| Distance: | 43.9 Mpc 143.1 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.55 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.71 |
Sources