NGC4662 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4662 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:23 (PDT) – 3 hours and 37 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 24° above the north-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:01.
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Name
NGC4662
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h44m [4] |
| Declination: | +37°07' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 12.78 (V) [2] 13.53 (B) [2] 10.83 (J) [2] 10.10 (H) [2] 9.77 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 70.2 Mpc 228.9 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.75 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.45 |
Sources