NGC4478 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC4478 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:40 (EDT), 43° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:23, 59° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 04:09, when it sinks below 21° above your western horizon.
Name
NGC4478
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 12h30m [2] |
Declination: | +12°19' [2] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 11.44 (V) [2] 12.22 (B) [2] 9.25 (J) [2] 8.56 (H) [2] 8.36 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | E |
Distance: | 16.4 Mpc 53.5 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.78 |
Absolute mag (V): | -19.63 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.