NGC4039 (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 , NGC4039 will become visible at around 21:09 (PDT), 34° above your southern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 01:13.

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Name NGC4039

Object type Galaxy

Part of Arp 244
The Antennae Galaxies
The Ring Tail Galaxies

Other names

C 61^[4]
NGC 4039^[1]
UGCA 265^[2]
PGC 37969^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	12^h01^m ^[3]
Declination:	−18°53' ^[3]
Constellation:	Corvus
Magnitude:	13.00 (V) ^[4] 11.04 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	5.4 arcmin x 2.7 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 50.0°E of N
Hubble type:	SBm

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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34.05°N
118.05°W
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