NGC4864 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4864 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 22:54, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:19, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4864
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h59m [2] |
| Declination: | +27°58' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.50 (V) [2] 14.52 (B) [2] 11.60 (J) [2] 10.77 (H) [2] 10.60 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.8 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 90.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 98.6 Mpc 321.4 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.02 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.47 |