NGC4747 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC4747 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 00:35 (EST) and reaching an altitude of 51° above the eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:31.

Name NGC4747
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 4747[2]
Arp 159[5]
UGC 8005[3]
PGC 43586[4]
Position
Right ascension:12h51m [4]
Declination:+25°46' [4]
Constellation:Coma Berenices
Magnitude:12.40 (V) [5]
12.99 (B) [2]
Hubble type:SBcd
Distance:9.1 Mpc
29.6 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.61
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-17.39

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