NGC4642 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4642 is visible between 21:26 and 05:22. It will become accessible at around 21:26, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:24, 48° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 05:22 when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4642
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h43m [4] |
| Declination: | −00°38' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.81 (B) [2] 11.32 (J) [2] 10.71 (H) [2] 10.36 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 41.9 Mpc 136.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.30 |
Sources