The Crowbar Galaxy (NGC4656)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Crowbar Galaxy is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 23:59 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 54° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:29.
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Name
The Crowbar Galaxy (NGC4656)
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Object type
Duplicate catalogue entry for NGC4657
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h43m [3] |
| Declination: | +32°10' [3] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 10.47 (V) [1] 9.82 (B) [1] 11.61 (J) [1] 11.05 (H) [1] 10.91 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBm |
| B-V Color (mag): | -0.65 |
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