NGC 4024
| Galaxy NGC 4024 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Crow |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 11 h 58 m 31.25 s |
| declination | -18 ° 20 ′ 48.6 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 ^ - |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.90 ′ × 1.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 70 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4038 group LGG 263 |
| Redshift | 0.005651 ± 0.000050 |
| Radial velocity | (1694 ± 15) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(68 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (21.0 ± 1.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | February 7, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4024 • PGC 37690 • ESO 572-031 • MCG -03-31-004 • 2MASX J11583124-1820486 • SGC 115558-1804.0 • GC 2658 • H II 295 • GALEXASC J115831.47-182047.6 • LDCE 856 NED007 • WISEA J115831. 24-182048.2 | |
NGC 4024 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type I / SB0 in the constellation Raven south of the celestial equator . It is estimated to be 68 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter. Together with PGC 3094106 , it forms an optical pair of galaxies and is considered a member of the 27 galaxies of the NGC 4038 group ( LGG 263 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4027 , NGC 4033 , NGC 4038 , NGC 4039 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on February 7, 1785 .