NGC4940 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4940 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 0° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC4940
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h05m [1] |
| Declination: | −47°14' [1] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 13.18 (V) [1] 13.94 (B) [1] 10.75 (J) [1] 10.09 (H) [1] 9.79 (K) [1] |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.76 |
Source