NGC4878 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4878 will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 46° above your south-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:56.
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Name
NGC4878
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h00m [2] |
| Declination: | −06°06' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.96 (B) [2] 10.44 (J) [2] 9.70 (H) [2] 9.48 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 54.5 Mpc 177.7 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.72 |