The Superwind Galaxy (NGC4666)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , the Superwind Galaxy is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:54 (EDT), 38° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:00, 47° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:56, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
The Superwind Galaxy (NGC4666)
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h45m [3] |
| Declination: | −00°27' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 10.75 (V) [1] 11.46 (B) [1] 8.20 (J) [1] 7.40 (H) [1] 7.06 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
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