NGC4779 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4779 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:57, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:37, 65° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:52, 65° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC4779
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h53m [3] |
| Declination: | +09°42' [3] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.50 (V) [4] 13.07 (B) [1] 10.78 (J) [1] 10.15 (H) [1] 9.87 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.9 arcmin x 1.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 54.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBc |
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