NGC4953 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4953 is not readily observable since it lies so far south that it will never rise more than 10° above the horizon.
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Name
NGC4953
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h06m [2] |
| Declination: | -37°35' [2] |
| Constellation: | Centaurus |
| Magnitude: | 14.18 (B) [2] 10.96 (J) [2] 10.24 (H) [2] 9.98 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 76.2 Mpc 248.4 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.23 |