NGC4991 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Columbus , NGC4991 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 21:42 (EDT), 42° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:47, 52° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 03:58, when it sinks below 21° above your western 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] |
| Hubble type: | SBb |
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