NGC4796 (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 , NGC4796 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 50° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:50, 64° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:26, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.

Name NGC4796
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:12h55m [1]
Declination:+08°03' [1]
Constellation:Virgo
Magnitude:15.35 (B) [1]
Angular dimensions:1.8 arcmin x 1.7 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 110.0°E of N
Hubble type:E-S0

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