NGC4956 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4956 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:19 (EDT), 35° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:06, 82° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:14, 41° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC4956
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
Right ascension: | 13h05m [3] |
Declination: | +35°10' [3] |
Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
Magnitude: | 12.38 (V) [1] 13.27 (B) [1] 10.50 (J) [1] 9.82 (H) [1] 9.60 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | S0 |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.89 |
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