NGC4880 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4880 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 53° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:55, 68° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:42, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4880
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h00m [4] |
| Declination: | +12°29' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.66 (B) [2] 10.10 (J) [2] 9.32 (H) [2] 9.08 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 2.6 arcmin x 2.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 164.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 15.7 Mpc 51.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.32 |
Sources