NGC4986 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4986 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:43 (PDT), 61° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:04, 88° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:46, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.
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Name
NGC4986
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h08m [4] |
| Declination: | +35°12' [4] |
| Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
| Magnitude: | 14.11 (B) [2] 11.82 (J) [2] 11.21 (H) [2] 10.86 (K) [2] |
| Angular dimensions: | 1.6 arcmin x 0.9 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 82.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
| Distance: | 75.8 Mpc 247.1 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.29 |
Sources