NGC4802 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4802 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:16 (EST) – 3 hours and 32 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:38.
Name
NGC4802
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 12h55m [2] |
Declination: | −12°03' [2] |
Constellation: | Corvus |
Magnitude: | 11.34 (V) [2] 12.29 (B) [2] 9.36 (J) [2] 8.60 (H) [2] 8.50 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | S0 |
Distance: | 11.6 Mpc 37.7 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.95 |
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V): | -18.97 |