NGC4660 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC4660 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:25 (PDT), 37° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:55, 67° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:38, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC4660
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 4660[1]
UGC 7914[2]
PGC 42917[3]
Position
Right ascension:12h44m [3]
Declination:+11°11' [3]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:11.27 (V) [1]
12.05 (B) [1]
9.11 (J) [1]
8.44 (H) [1]
8.21 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:2.1 arcmin x 1.6 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 100.0°E of N
Hubble type:E
B-V Color (mag):0.78

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