NGC 4026

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Galaxy
NGC 4026
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NGC 4026 [1] SDSS image
NGC 4026 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Big Bear
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
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 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 4026
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman