NGC4761 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4761 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 37° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:48, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:30, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4761
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h53m [1] |
| Declination: | −09°11' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.85 (B) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 168.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S? |
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