NGC4038 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From South El Monte , NGC4038 is visible in the dawn sky, rising at 01:02 (PST) and reaching an altitude of 36° above the southern horizon before fading from view as dawn breaks at around 05:44.

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Name NGC4038

Object type Galaxy

Part of Arp 244
The Antennae Galaxies
The Ring Tail Galaxies

Other names

C 60^[4]
NGC 4038^[1]
UGCA 264^[2]
PGC 37967^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	12^h01^m ^[3]
Declination:	−18°51' ^[3]
Constellation:	Corvus
Magnitude:	11.30 (V) ^[4] 10.85 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	5.4 arcmin x 3.8 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 80.0°E of N
Hubble type:	SBm
B-V Color (mag):	0.65

Sources

^[1]	OpenNGC (Mattia Verga)

^[2]	"Uppsala General Catalogue of Galaxies", P. Nilson, 1973.

^[3]	"HYPERLEDA. I. Identification and designation of galaxies", G. Paturel et al., 2003.

^[4]	"Beyond Messier: The Caldwell Catalogue", Patrick Moore, December 1995, Sky & Telescope

Visibility from South El Monte

All times shown in South El Monte local time.

South El Monte

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Longitude:
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34.05°N
118.05°W
PST

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