NGC4637 (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 , NGC4637 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 55° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:38, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:22, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC4637
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 4637[1]
UGC 7881[2]
PGC 42744[3]
Position
Right ascension:12h42m [3]
Declination:+11°26' [3]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.89 (B) [1]
13.65 (J) [1]
13.11 (H) [1]
12.71 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.3 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 91.0°E of N
Hubble type:S0

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