NGC4253 (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 , NGC4253 will become visible at around 21:16 (PDT), 66° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 03:03.

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Name NGC4253

Object type Galaxy

Other names

NGC 4253^[1]
Mrk 766^[4]
UGC 7344^[2]
PGC 39525^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	12^h18^m ^[3]
Declination:	+29°48' ^[3]
Constellation:	Coma Berenices
Magnitude:	13.70 (V) ^[4] 13.72 (B) ^[1] 11.10 (J) ^[1] 10.38 (H) ^[1] 9.84 (K) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	0.9 arcmin x 0.6 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 73.0°E of N
Hubble type:	SBa
B-V Color (mag):	0.49

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]	First Byurakan Survey (FBS) (Markarian et al., 1989)

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
PDT

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