NGC4961 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4961 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 59° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:01, 83° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:25, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4961
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h05m [3] |
| Declination: | +27°44' [3] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.51 (V) [1] 13.96 (B) [1] 11.75 (J) [1] 10.98 (H) [1] 10.85 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.1 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 106.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | Sc |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.45 |
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