NGC 4026
Galaxy NGC 4026 |
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NGC 4026 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Big Bear |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 11 h 59 m 25.19 s |
declination | + 50 ° 57 ′ 42.1 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | S0 |
Brightness (visual) | 10.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 11.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 5.20 ′ × 1.3 ′ |
Position angle | 178 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | M-109 group LGG 258 |
Redshift | 0.003286 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | 985 ± 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(47 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (14.4 ± 1.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | April 12, 1789 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4026 • UGC 6985 • PGC 37760 • CGCG 269-029 • MCG + 09-20-052 • 2MASX J11592518 + 5057420 • GC 2660 • H I 223 • h 1047 • GALEX ASC J115925.05 + 505742.8 • LDCE 867 NED06 • WISEA J115925.10 + 505742.0 |
NGC 4026 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is an estimated 47 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years in diameter.
NGC 4026 belongs to the M 109 group ( LGG 258 ) with 41 galaxies , the largest subgroup in the Ursa Major Galaxy Cluster, which in turn is part of the Virgo Supercluster .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 12, 1789 .