NGC4971 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC4971 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:23 (EDT), 74° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:02, 76° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:43, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4971
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h06m [2] |
| Declination: | +28°32' [2] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 14.98 (B) [2] 11.77 (J) [2] 11.06 (H) [2] 10.75 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 91.2 Mpc 297.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.82 |