NGC4308 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
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From Cambridge , NGC4308 is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:36 (EDT), 53° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:28, 77° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:50, 26° above your western horizon.
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Name
NGC4308
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 12h21m [4] |
| Declination: | +30°04' [4] |
| Constellation: | Coma Berenices |
| Magnitude: | 13.25 (V) [2] 14.11 (B) [2] 11.47 (J) [2] 10.89 (H) [2] 10.62 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | E |
| Distance: | 9.7 Mpc 31.6 Mlyr [1] |
| B-V Color (mag): | 0.86 |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -16.68 |
Visibility from Cambridge
All times shown in Cambridge local time.