NGC4688 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4688 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:28, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 03:53, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 50° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4688
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h47m [3] |
| Declination: | +04°20' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.92 (B) [1] 12.33 (J) [1] 11.32 (H) [1] 11.16 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.7 arcmin x 3.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 35.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
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