NGC4079 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC4079 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:52 (EDT), 40° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:26, 45° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:14, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC4079
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 12h04m [2] |
Declination: | -02°22' [2] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 13.81 (B) [2] 10.48 (J) [2] 9.82 (H) [2] 9.54 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | SABb |
Distance: | 79.1 Mpc 257.9 Mlyr [1] |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.68 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.