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Other deep sky objects in Canes Venatici
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NGC 4656 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:29 | Tran: 21:54 | Set: 7:22
Alt: 28.46°   Az: 286.72°   Direction: West-North-West

NGC 4656 is a Galaxy Pair in the Canes Venatici constellation. NGC 4656 is situated north of the celestial equator and, as such, it is more easily visible from the northern hemisphere.

The image below is a photograph of NGC 4656 from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2 - see the credits section) taken in the red channel. The area of sky represented in the image is 0.5000x0.5000 degrees (30.00x30.00 arcmins).

Image of NGC 4656 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici star
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DSS2 image of NGC 4656 in the Red band. The green region on the image is a representation of the major (8 arcmin) and minor (8 arcmin) axes of the object's apparent size.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 45m 11s
+32° 01’ 46”
05h 33m 11s
18h 18m 23s

J2000

12h 43m 58s
+32° 10’ 05”

Finder Chart

The simplified sky charts below show the position of NGC 4656 in the sky. The first chart has a field of view of 60° while the second one has a field of view of 10°.

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Finder chart for NGC 4656 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici.

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Finder chart for NGC 4656 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici.

Apparent Size

The following table reports NGC 4656 apparent angular size. The green area displayed on top of the DSS2 image of NGC 4656 is a visual representation of it.
8 arcmin
8 arcmin

Rise and Set Times

Location: Greenwich, UK
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London

Today's NGC 4656 - Galaxy Pair in Canes Venatici rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 58.0°
Max altitude: 70.5°
Azimuth: 302.0°