NGC4985 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From London , NGC4985 is visible in both the dusk and dawn skies. In the evening, it will become visible at around 19:21 (BST), 23° above your north-western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, becoming tricky to observe after 19:36 when it dips 21° above your north-western horizon. At 05:10, it will return to an altitude of 21° above your north-eastern horizon, and reach an altitude of 28° before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 06:06.
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Name
NGC4985
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Object type
Galaxy
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Visibility from London
All times shown in London local time.