NGC4691 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4691 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:56 (PDT), 50° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:52, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:54, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4691
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h48m [3] |
| Declination: | −03°19' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 10.99 (V) [1] 11.52 (B) [1] 9.39 (J) [1] 8.75 (H) [1] 8.54 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 3.0 arcmin x 2.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 28.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.53 |
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