NGC4978 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Fairfield , NGC4978 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 20:27, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 01:33, 67° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:32, 34° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4978
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h07m [4] |
| Declination: | +18°24' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 14.30 (B) [2] 10.90 (J) [2] 10.19 (H) [2] 9.96 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 88.4 Mpc 288.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.43 |
Sources