NGC4991 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4991 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 01:29, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 05:48, 58° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 05:52, 58° above your southern horizon.
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Name
NGC4991
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h09m [1] |
| Declination: | +02°20' [1] |
| Constellation: | Virgo |
| Magnitude: | 15.40 (B) [1] 12.88 (J) [1] 12.27 (H) [1] 12.18 (K) [1] |
| Angular dimensions: | 0.6 arcmin x 0.5 arcmin |
| Position angle: | Major axis 101.0°E of N |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
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