NGC4659 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4659 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:51 (PST) – 3 hours and 23 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:13.
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Name
NGC4659
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h44m [3] |
| Declination: | +13°29' [3] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 12.96 (B) [1] 10.12 (J) [1] 9.48 (H) [1] 9.26 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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