NGC4946 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4946 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 4° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC4946
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h05m [2] |
| Declination: | -43°35' [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 12.35 (V) [2] 13.40 (B) [2] 9.91 (J) [2] 9.17 (H) [2] 8.90 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 47.1 Mpc 153.5 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 1.05 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -21.02 |