The Cocoon Galaxy (NGC4490)
From Cambridge , the Cocoon Galaxy is visible all night. It will become visible at around 20:50 (EDT), 66° above your eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 22:56, 89° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight at around 04:32, 30° above your north-western horizon.
Name
The Cocoon Galaxy (NGC4490)
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 12h30m [1] |
Declination: | +41°38' [1] |
Constellation: | Canes Venatici |
Magnitude: | 9.72 (V) [1] 9.76 (B) [1] 8.21 (J) [1] 7.64 (H) [1] 7.35 (K) [1] |
Hubble type: | SBcd |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.04 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.