NGC4699 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4699 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:45 (EDT), 24° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:52, 40° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:13, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4699
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h49m [4] |
| Declination: | −08°39' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 9.53 (V) [2] 10.38 (B) [2] 7.40 (J) [2] 6.75 (H) [2] 6.50 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABb |
| Distance: | 20.4 Mpc 66.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.85 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.02 |
Sources