NGC4661 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4661 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 6° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC4661
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h45m [2] |
| Declination: | -40°49' [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 14.65 (B) [2] 11.44 (J) [2] 10.74 (H) [2] 10.47 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 42.6 Mpc 139.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.50 |