NGC4944 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4944 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 60° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:59, 84° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:24, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4944
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h03m [4] |
| Declination: | +28°11' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 12.87 (V) [2] 13.80 (B) [2] 10.92 (J) [2] 10.27 (H) [2] 10.00 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 0.4 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 88.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sa |
| Distance: | 101.0 Mpc 329.3 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.93 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -22.15 |
Sources