NGC4872 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4872 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:40 (EDT), 48° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:53, 75° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:45, 31° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4872
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h59m [2] |
| Declination: | +27°56' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.59 (V) [2] 14.55 (B) [2] 12.33 (J) [2] 11.66 (H) [2] 11.00 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 96.8 Mpc 315.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.96 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.34 |