NGC 4057
Galaxy NGC 4057 / NGC 4065 |
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SDSS image of NGC 4055 (r.) And NGC 4057 (l.) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Berenike's hair |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 04 m 06.2 s |
declination | + 20 ° 14 ′ 06 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | E. |
Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
Angular expansion | 1.1 '× 1.0' |
Position angle | 129 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.021101 ± 0.000090 |
Radial velocity | 6326 ± 27 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(281 ± 20) x 10 6 ly (86.1 ± 6.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
Discovery date | April 27, 1785 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4057/4065 • UGC 7050 • PGC 38156 • CGCG 098-042 / 128-007 • MCG + 04-29-007 • 2MASX J12040616 + 2014059 • VV 179a • GC 2684/2689/2701 • H III 395 • h 1063 / 1067 • LDCE 0864 NED006 |
NGC 4057 = NGC 4065 is an elliptical galaxy of the Hubble type E in the constellation Haar der Berenike in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 281 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 27, 1785 .