NGC 4390
| Galaxy NGC 4390 / IC 3320 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 25 m 50.7 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 27 ′ 33 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc (s) II / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 95 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster Messier 87 group NGC 4639 group LGG 289 |
| Redshift | (3673 ± 2) · 10 −6 |
| Radial velocity | (1101 ± 1) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(46 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (14.2 ± 1.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 15, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4390 • IC 3320 • UGC 7519 • PGC 40597 • 40602 • CGCG 070-067 • MCG + 02-32-040 • IRAS 12233 + 1044 • 2MASX J12255069 + 1027323 • VCC 849 • GC 2967 • H III-39 • GALEX ASC J122550.60 + 102732.0 • LDCE 904 NED101 • EVCC 579 | |
NGC 4390 = IC 3320 is a barred spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type SBBC in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 46 million light years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light years across . Cataloged under catalog number VCC 849 as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster.
The galaxies NGC 4380 , IC 3328 , IC 3361 , IC 3275 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on March 15, 1784 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel . The galaxy was rediscovered on September 6, 1900 by Arnold Schwassmann and listed in the index catalog as IC 3320 .
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