NGC4659 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4659 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (EDT), 41° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:38, 61° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:28, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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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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