NGC 4241
| Galaxy NGC 4241 / IC 3115 |
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![NGC 4241 & LEDA 1305511 (or) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4241_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4241 & LEDA 1305511 (or) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 17 m 59.9 s |
| declination | + 06 ° 39 ′ 15 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) cd / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 '× 1.4' |
| Position angle | 132 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster WBL 391-002 LGG 292 M49 group |
| Redshift | 0.002445 ± 0.000022 |
| Radial velocity | 733 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(29 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (8.97 ± 0.64) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 28, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4241 • IC 3115 • UGC 7333 • PGC 39483 • CGCG 041-069 • MCG + 01-31-040 • VCC 267 • VV 431 • H III 480 • h 1165 • HIPASS J1218 + 06 • USGC U490 NED362 • EVCC 293 | |
NGC 4241 = IC 3115 is a spiral-shaped dwarf galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SBc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 29 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VCC 267 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
The galaxies NGC 4223 , NGC 4246 , IC 773 , IC 3136 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on December 28, 1785 .