NGC4948 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4948 will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 45° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:55.
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Name
NGC4948
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h05m [2] |
| Declination: | −08°09' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 13.50 (V) [2] 13.99 (B) [2] 12.75 (J) [2] 12.76 (H) [2] 11.94 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SBd |
| Distance: | 10.5 Mpc 34.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.49 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -16.61 |