NGC4993 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From South El Monte , NGC4993 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 03:07 (PST) – 3 hours and 33 minutes before the Sun – and reaching an altitude of 22° above the south-eastern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:36.
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Name
NGC4993
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 13h09m [2] |
| Declination: | −23°23' [2] |
| Constellation: | Hydra |
| Magnitude: | 13.45 (B) [2] 10.18 (J) [2] 9.51 (H) [2] 9.22 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E-S0 |
| Distance: | 41.2 Mpc 134.3 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -19.62 |