NGC4872 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4872 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 22:55, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:20, when it sinks below 21° 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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 124.0°E of N |
| 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 |