NGC4859 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4859 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 22:42, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:04, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 66° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4859
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h59m [3] |
| Declination: | +26°48' [3] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.59 (V) [1] 14.61 (B) [1] 11.42 (J) [1] 10.70 (H) [1] 10.42 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.5 arcmin x 0.7 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 93.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.02 |
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