NGC 4356
Galaxy NGC 4356 = IC 3273 |
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NGC 4356, SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 24 m 14.53 s |
declination | + 08 ° 32 ′ 09.1 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | Sc / LINER / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.8 'x 0.5' |
Position angle | 40 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4486 group LGG 289 |
Redshift | 0.003796 ± 0.000023 |
Radial velocity | (1138 ± 7) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(48 ± 3) · 10 6 ly (14.6 ± 1) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | December 28, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4356 • IC 3273 • UGC 7482 • PGC 40342 • CGCG 070-048 • MCG + 02-32-026 • IRAS 12217 + 0848 • 2MASX J12241453 + 0832088 • VCC 713 • GC 2913 • H III 481 • WISEA J122414.44 + 083208.3 • LDCE 0904 NED087 • EVCC 2093 |
NGC 4356 = IC 3273 is an active spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type Sc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 48 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VCC 713 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4318 , NGC 4415 , IC 3245 , IC 3271 .
The object was discovered on December 28, 1785 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .