NGC4870 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4870 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:07 (PDT), 86° above your northern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:11, 87° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:58, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4870
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h59m [1] |
| Declination: | +37°02' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 15.54 (B) [1] 12.45 (J) [1] 11.82 (H) [1] 11.42 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
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