NGC4794 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4794 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:32, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:00, 43° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 37° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4794
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h55m [2] |
| Declination: | −12°36' [2] |
| Constellation: | Corvus |
| Magnitude: | 13.00 (V) [2] 14.60 (B) [2] 10.33 (J) [2] 9.63 (H) [2] 9.40 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 151.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 50.2 Mpc 163.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.60 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.50 |