NGC 4

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Galaxy
NGC 4
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NGC 4 [1] SDSS image
NGC 4 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation fishes
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 00 h 07 m 24.41 s
declination + 08 ° 22 ′ 25.6 ″
Appearance
Morphological type S0  
Brightness  (visual) 15.9 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 16.9 mag
Angular expansion 0.6 ′ × 0.3 ′
Position angle 31.5 °
Surface brightness 13.9 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 3 group  
Redshift ?  
Radial velocity ? km / s  
distance pc  
history
discovery Albert Marth
Discovery date November 29, 1864
Catalog names
NGC  4 • PGC  212468 • 2MASX  J00081890 + 0807157 • GC  5081 • WISEA J000724.41 + 082225.7

NGC 4 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Pisces on the ecliptic . In the same area of ​​the sky are the galaxies NGC 3 , NGC 7837 , NGC 7838 , NGC 7840 .

The object was discovered on November 29, 1864 by the German astronomer Albert Marth .

Web links

Commons : NGC 4  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d SEDS : NGC 4
  4. LEDA: NGC 4
  5. Seligman