NGC4909 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Fairfield , NGC4909 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 6° above the horizon.

Name NGC4909
Object type Galaxy
Position
Right ascension:13h02m [2]
Declination:−42°46' [2]
Constellation:Centaurus
Magnitude:12.76 (V) [2]
13.62 (B) [2]
11.14 (J) [2]
10.43 (H) [2]
10.13 (K) [2]
Hubble type:Sa
Distance:48.8 Mpc
159.1 Mlyr [1]
B-V Color (mag):0.86
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.68

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