NGC4897 (Galaxy)
From Cambridge , NGC4897 is visible in the evening sky, becoming accessible around 20:49 (EDT), 22° above your south-eastern horizon, as dusk fades to darkness. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 23:30, 34° above your southern horizon. It will continue to be observable until around 02:19, when it sinks below 21° above your south-western horizon.
Name
NGC4897
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Object type
Galaxy
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Right ascension: | 13h00m [2] |
Declination: | -13°26' [2] |
Constellation: | Virgo |
Magnitude: | 12.54 (V) [2] 13.25 (B) [2] 10.50 (J) [2] 9.77 (H) [2] 9.58 (K) [2] |
Hubble type: | Sbc |
Distance: | 47.5 Mpc 154.7 Mlyr [1] |
B-V Color (mag): | 0.71 |
Absolute mag (V): | -20.84 |
All times shown in Cambridge local time.