NGC4897 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4897 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:57 (EDT), 26° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:07, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:56, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4897
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h00m [4] |
| Declination: | -13°26' [4] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 12.54 (V) [2] 13.25 (B) [2] 10.50 (J) [2] 9.77 (H) [2] 9.58 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | Sbc |
| Distance: | 47.5 Mpc 154.7 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.84 |
Sources