NGC4712 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4712 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:18 (PDT), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 00:35, 81° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:27, 27° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4712
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h49m [4] |
| Declination: | +25°28' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.01 (V) [2] 13.53 (B) [2] 10.92 (J) [2] 10.42 (H) [2] 10.09 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 162.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 66.5 Mpc 216.8 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.52 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.10 |
Sources