NGC4157 (Galaxy)

Image of NGC4157
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 , NGC4157 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:48 (PDT), 70° above your north-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 21:47, 73° above your northern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:12, when it sinks below 21° above your north-western horizon.

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Name NGC4157
Object type Galaxy
Other names
NGC 4157[1]
UGC 7183[2]
PGC 38795[3]
Position
Right ascension:12h11m [3]
Declination:+50°29' [3]
Constellation:Ursa Major
Magnitude:11.29 (V) [1]
12.09 (B) [1]
8.56 (J) [1]
7.59 (H) [1]
7.36 (K) [1]
Angular dimensions:6.2 arcmin x 1.1 arcmin
Position angle:Major axis 65.0°E of N
Hubble type:SABb
B-V Color (mag):0.80
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All times shown in South El Monte local time.

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34.05°N
118.05°W
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