NGC4948 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4948 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 00:24, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your south-eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 04:10, 47° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:45, 42° above your south-western horizon.
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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] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.4 arcmin x 1.0 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 180.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBd |
| Distance: | 10.5 Mpc 34.2 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.49 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -16.61 |