NGC4901 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4901 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 21:02 (EDT), 69° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:54, 85° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:18, 35° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4901
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h59m [4] |
| Declination: | +47°12' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 15.22 (B) [2] 11.62 (J) [2] 10.86 (H) [2] 10.62 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 100.0 Mpc 326.0 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.78 |
Sources