NGC4840 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4840 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:53, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:17, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4840
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h57m [2] |
| Declination: | +27°36' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.68 (V) [2] 14.70 (B) [2] 11.58 (J) [2] 10.84 (H) [2] 10.56 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 125.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 111.0 Mpc 361.9 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.02 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.55 |