NGC4846 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4846 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:55 (PDT), 75° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:06, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:51, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4846
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h57m [4] |
| Declination: | +36°22' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.54 (B) [2] 11.60 (J) [2] 10.86 (H) [2] 10.76 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.2 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 62.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBbc |
| Distance: | 76.6 Mpc 249.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.88 |
Sources