NGC 4044

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Galaxy
NGC 4044
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NGC 4044 [1]
NGC 4044
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 02 m 29.510 s
declination -00 ° 12 ′ 44.70 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E +:  
Brightness  (visual) 13.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.3 mag
Angular expansion 1.2 '× 1.1'
Position angle 51 °
Surface brightness 13.7 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Redshift 0.020461 ± 0.000080  
Radial velocity 6134 ± 24 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(269 ± 19)  ·  10 6  ly
(82.6 ± 5.8)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date January 1, 1786
Catalog names
NGC  4044 • UGC  7018 • PGC  38018 • CGCG  013-043 • MCG  + 00-31-020 • 2MASX  J12022950-0012445 • GC  2674 • H  III 491 • h  1056 • GALEX ASC J120229.46-001243.3 • LDCE 857 NED008 • WISEA J120229.51-001244.6

NGC 4044 is an elliptical radio galaxy from the Hubble type E1 in the constellation Virgin on northern sky . It is estimated to be 269 million light years from the Milky Way and about 95,000 light years in diameter.
The galaxy IC 753 is located in the same area of ​​the sky .

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on January 1, 1786 .

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 4044
  4. ↑ Seligman