NGC4647 (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 , NGC4647 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:00 (PDT), 66° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:28, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:13, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC4647
Object type Galaxy
Part of Arp 116
Other names
NGC 4647[1]
UGC 7896[2]
PGC 42816[3]
Position
Right ascension:12h43m [3]
Declination:+11°34' [3]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:11.60 (V) [1]
11.60 (B) [1]
8.88 (J) [1]
8.28 (H) [1]
8.05 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:2.8 arcmin x 2.4 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 139.0°E of N
Hubble type:SABc
B-V Color (mag):0.00

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