NGC4791 (Galaxy)

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

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From South El Monte , NGC4791 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 23:24, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:00, 64° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 54° above your south-western horizon.

Name NGC4791
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:12h54m [1]
Declination:+08°03' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:14.94 (B) [1]
12.17 (J) [1]
11.60 (H) [1]
11.35 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.1 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 66.0°E of N
Hubble type:SBa

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