NGC4942 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4942 is visible between 21:58 and 04:43. It will become accessible at around 21:58, when it rises to an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will reach its highest point in the sky at 01:21, 39° above your southern horizon. It will become inaccessible at around 04:43 when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4942
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h04m [2] |
| Declination: | −07°38' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.79 (B) [2] 11.66 (J) [2] 10.97 (H) [2] 10.45 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 29.4 Mpc 95.8 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -18.55 |