NGC4657 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4657 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:38 (PDT), 59° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:03, 88° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:38, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4657
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h44m [1] |
| Declination: | +32°12' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.50 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 71.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sm |
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