NGC4627 (Galaxy)

R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.

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From Cambridge , NGC4627 will become visible at around 21:42 (EDT), 43° above your western horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then sink towards the horizon, setting at 02:14.

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Name NGC4627

Object type Galaxy

Part of Arp 281

Other names

NGC 4627^[1]
UGC 7860^[2]
PGC 42620^[3]

Position

Right ascension:	12^h41^m ^[3]
Declination:	+32°34' ^[3]
Constellation:	Canes Venatici
Magnitude:	12.48 (V) ^[1] 13.01 (B) ^[1]
Angular dimensions:	2.4 arcmin x 1.7 arcmin
Position angle:	Major axis 21.0°E of N
Hubble type:	E
B-V Color (mag):	0.53

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.

Visibility from Cambridge

All times shown in Cambridge local time.

Cambridge

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Longitude:
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42.38°N
71.11°W
EDT

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