NGC4951 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC4951 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:39 (EDT), 34° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:50, 43° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:27, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4951
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h05m [2] |
| Declination: | -06°29' [2] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 11.84 (V) [2] 12.57 (B) [2] 9.94 (J) [2] 9.22 (H) [2] 8.96 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | SABc |
| Distance: | 15.2 Mpc 49.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.73 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.07 |