NGC 4008
| Galaxy NGC 4008 |
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![NGC 4008 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4008_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4008 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | lion |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 58 m 17.04 s |
| declination | + 28 ° 11 ′ 33.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E5 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.40 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
| Position angle | 167 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4017 group LGG 262 |
| Redshift | 0.012075 ± 0.000073 |
| Radial velocity | 3620 ± 22 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(161 ± 11) · 10 6 ly (49.4 ± 3.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 11, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4008 • UGC 6953 • PGC 37666 • CGCG 157-066 • MCG + 05-28-061 • 2MASX J11581704 + 2811330 • GC 2649 • H II 368 • h 1038 • GALEX ASC J115816.97 + 281133.4 • LDCE 855 NED003 • NVSS J115816 + 281134 | |
NGC 4008 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E5 in the constellation Leo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 161 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 115,000 light-years across. Together with three other galaxies, it forms the NGC 4017 group ( LGG 262 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 3988 , NGC 4004 , NGC 4016 , IC 2982 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 11, 1785 .