NGC 4006
| Galaxy NGC 4006 |
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![NGC 4006 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4006_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4006 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 58 m 05.781 s |
| declination | -02 ° 07 ′ 12.28 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.8 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.60 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 20 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.019513 ± 0.000200 |
| Radial velocity | 5850 ± 60 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(256 ± 18) · 10 6 ly (78.6 ± 5.6) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 15, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4006 • UGC 6951 • PGC 37655 • CGCG 013-015 • MCG + 00-31-006 • 2MASX J11580578-0207124 • GALEXASC J115805.78-020709.8 • LDCE 857 NED002 • NVSS J115805-020717 | |
NGC 4006 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E3 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is an estimated 256 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 125,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 754 and IC 2976 .
The object was discovered on April 15, 1828 by John Herschel .