NGC4855 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4855 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:06 (EDT), 29° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:02, 35° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:59, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4855
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h59m [2] |
| Declination: | -13°13' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 14.32 (B) [2] 10.32 (J) [2] 9.66 (H) [2] 9.36 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 47.2 Mpc 153.9 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.05 |