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 morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:34, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:24, 69° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:52, 68° above your southern 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.8 arcmin x 1.2 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 176.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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