NGC4648 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC4648 is visible all night because it is circumpolar. It will be highest in the sky shortly before dawn, when it will be lost to twilight at around 06:13, 50° above your northern horizon. At dusk, it will become visible at around 18:18 (EST), 27° above your northern horizon.
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Name
NGC4648
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h41m [4] |
| Declination: | +74°25' [4] |
| Constellation: | Draco |
| Magnitude: | 12.03 (V) [2] 12.95 (B) [2] 9.77 (J) [2] 9.11 (H) [2] 8.85 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 41.6 Mpc 135.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.92 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.07 |
Sources