NGC4770 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4770 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 22:49, 46° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:29, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4770
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h53m [2] |
| Declination: | −09°32' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.78 (B) [2] 10.23 (J) [2] 9.55 (H) [2] 9.26 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.7 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 88.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 40.0 Mpc 130.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.23 |