NGC 4043

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Galaxy
NGC 4043
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NGC 4043 [1] SDSS image
NGC 4043 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 02 m 22.964 s
declination + 04 ° 19 ′ 47.34 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R) SB (r) 0 ^ 0 ^: / HII / LINER  
Brightness  (visual) 13.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.6 ′ × 0.5 ′
Position angle 135 °
Surface brightness 12.2 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.021555 ± 0.000083  
Radial velocity 6462 ± 25 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(284 ± 20)  x  10 6  ly
(87.2 ± 6.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery John Herschel
Discovery date April 9, 1828
Catalog names
NGC  4043 • UGC  7015 • PGC  38010 • CGCG  041-026 • MCG  + 01-31-012 • 2MASX  J12022296 + 0419473 • GALEX ASC J120223.06 + 041946.4 • LDCE 0861 NED002 • NSA 160928 • WISEA J120222.96 + 041947.4

NGC 4043 is an active , lens-shaped galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 284 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across.
The galaxies NGC 4058 and IC 756 are located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered on April 9, 1828 by the astronomer John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 4043
  4. Seligman