NGC 4116
| Galaxy NGC 4116 |
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![NGC 4116 with LEDA 3121899 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4116_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4116 with LEDA 3121899 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 07 m 37.15 s |
| declination | + 02 ° 41 ′ 25.8 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) dm / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.8 'x 2.3' |
| Position angle | 155 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4123 group LGG 275 |
| Redshift | 0.004366 ± 0.000003 |
| Radial velocity | 1309 ± 1 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(54 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (16.6 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Bindon Blood Stoney |
| Discovery date | March 6, 1851 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4116 • UGC 7111 • PGC 38492 • CGCG 041-041 • MCG + 01-31-022 • IRAS 12050 + 0258 • 2MASX J12073681 + 0,241,319 + 0,241,255 • 2MASX J12073715 EVCC • 104 • 870 LDCE NED001 NSA • • 161,086 WISEA J120737. 12 + 024126.6 | |
NGC 4116 is an active bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc with extensive star formation regions in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 54 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years across. Together with NGC 4123 it forms the gravitationally bound galaxy pair KPG 322 and with PGC 3121899 an optical pair. She is also considered a member of the NGC 4123 group ( LGG 275 ).
The object was discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on March 6, 1851 .
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