NGC4918 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4918 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:06 (PDT), 51° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:23, 51° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 01:21, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4918
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h01m [1] |
| Declination: | −04°30' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.07 (B) [1] 12.71 (J) [1] 12.05 (H) [1] 11.81 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.9 arcmin x 0.3 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 77.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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