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 evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 49° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:43, 60° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:08, when it sinks below 21° above your 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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