NGC4973 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC4973 will become visible at around 21:17 (PDT), 58° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 05:36.

Name NGC4973
Object type Galaxy
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]
Hubble type:E
Distance:123.5 Mpc
402.6 Mlyr [1]
Derived quantities
Absolute mag (V):-20.83

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