NGC4959 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4959 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:39 (PDT), 56° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:21, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:57, 22° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4959
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h05m [1] |
| Declination: | +33°10' [1] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 15.29 (B) [1] 11.81 (J) [1] 11.12 (H) [1] 10.91 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.7 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 178.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
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