NGC 4062
| Galaxy NGC 4062 |
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![NGC 4062 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4062_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4062 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 04 m 03.8 s |
| declination | + 31 ° 53 ′ 45 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) c / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 4.0 ′ × 1.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 100 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4274 group LGG 279 |
| Redshift | 0.002528 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 758 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(34 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (10.4 ± 0.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 20, 1787 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4062 • UGC 7045 • PGC 38150 • CGCG 158-008 • MCG + 05-29-004 • IRAS 12015 + 3210 • KUG 1201 + 321 • 2MASX J12040383 + 3153449 • GC 2687 • H I 174 • h 1066 • LDCE 867 NED066 | |
NGC 4062 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 34 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter . Together with 18 other galaxies, it forms the NGC 4274 group ( LGG 279 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4031 and IC 2999 .
The object was discovered on March 20, 1787 by the astronomer William Herschel using an 18.7 inch telescope .
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