NGC4973 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4973 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:00 (PDT), 25° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:13, 70° above your northern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 05:57, 46° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4973
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h05m [2] |
| Declination: | +53°41' [2] |
| Constellation: | Ursa Major |
| Magnitude: | 14.63 (B) [2] 11.63 (J) [2] 10.96 (H) [2] 10.70 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.0 arcmin x 0.8 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 94.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 123.5 Mpc 402.6 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.83 |