NGC 4030
| Galaxy NGC 4030 |
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![NGC 4030 [1] ESO](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:HAWK-I_NGC_4030.jpg)
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| NGC 4030 ESO | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 00 m 23.627 s |
| declination | -01 ° 06 ′ 00.34 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) bc / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 4.2 ′ × 3.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 27 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4030 group ( Virgo II group ) LGG 264 |
| Redshift | 0.004887 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 1465 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(60 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (18.5 ± 1.3) Mpc |
| diameter | 70,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 1, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4030 • UGC 6993 • PGC 37845 • CGCG 013-033 • MCG + 00-31-016 • IRAS 11578-0049 • 2MASX J12002364-0105598 • GC 2663 • H I 121 • h 1048 • HIPASS J1200-01 • WISEA J120023. 63-010600.1 • EVCC 72 | |
NGC 4030 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Virgo, about 1 ° south of the autumn point . It is estimated to be 60 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 80,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 753 and IC 754 .
On February 19, 2007, SN 2007aa , a type IIP supernova , was observed here.
The object was discovered by William Herschel on January 1, 1786 .
Web links
Commons : NGC 4030 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- ESO: HAWK-I image of NGC 4030 (engl.)