NGC4731 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4731 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 02:51 (EST) – 3 hours and 57 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 28° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:38.
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Name
NGC4731
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h51m [3] |
| Declination: | −06°23' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.42 (V) [1] 11.88 (B) [1] 10.50 (J) [1] 9.94 (H) [1] 9.79 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.46 |
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