NGC4660 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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.
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Name
NGC4660
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Object type
Galaxy
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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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