NGC 4033
| Galaxy NGC 4033 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Crow |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 00 m 34.74 s |
| declination | -17 ° 50 ′ 33.4 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E6 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.4 ′ × 1.2 ′ |
| Position angle | 47 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4038 group LGG 263 |
| Redshift | 0.005544 ± 0.000067 |
| Radial velocity | (1662 ± 20) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(67 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (20.6 ± 1.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 31, 1785 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4033 • PGC 37863 • ESO 572-042 • MCG -03-31-011 • 2MASX J12003474-1750333 • SGC 115801-1733.8 • GC 2665 • H II 508 • GALEX ASC J120034.79-175034.0 • LDCE 856 NED009 • WISEA J120034 .74-175033.4 | |
NGC 4033 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E6 in the constellation Raven south of the celestial equator . It is around 67 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 50,000 light years. Together with PGC 37841 , it forms an optical pair of galaxies and is a member of the NGC 4038 group of 27 galaxies ( LGG 263 ).
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on December 31, 1785 .