NGC 4067
| Galaxy NGC 4067 |
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![NGC 4067 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4067_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4067 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 04 m 11.543 s |
| declination | + 10 ° 51 ′ 15.82 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) b: / Sy / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 35 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.008056 ± 0.000013 |
| Radial velocity | 2415 ± 4 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(105 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (32.1 ± 2.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 15, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4067 • UGC 7048 • PGC 38168 • CGCG 069-036 • MCG + 02-31-19 • IRAS 12016 + 1107 • 2MASX J12041155 + 1051156 • GC 2691 • H III 37 • h 1069 • 2MASS J12041153 + 1051158 • LDCE 904 NED003 • WISEA J120411.54 + 105115.9 • EVCC 2021 | |
NGC 4067 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 105 million light years from the Milky Way and about 40,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4078 , NGC 4082 , IC 2990 , IC 2991 .
The object was discovered on March 15, 1784 by the astronomer Wilhelm Herschel with the help of an 18.7 inch reflector telescope.