NGC 4127
| Galaxy NGC 4127 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | giraffe |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 08 m 26.36 s |
| declination | + 76 ° 48 ′ 14.5 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAc? |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 'x 1.2' |
| Position angle | 140 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation |
NGC 4291 group NGC 4386 group NGC 4589 group LGG 284 |
| Redshift | 0.006061 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | (1817 ± 7) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(88 ± 6) x 10 6 ly (26.9 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 12, 1797 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4127 • UGC 7122 • PGC 38550 • CGCG 352-019 • MCG + 13-09-012 • IRAS 12060 + 7705 • 2MASX J12082637 + 7648144 • GC 2737 • H I 279 • h 1096 • 2MASS J12082628 + 7648148 • LDCE 902 NED002 • WISEA J120826.29 + 764815.0 | |
NGC 4127 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sc in the constellation Giraffe at the northern sky . It is estimated to be 88 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light-years across. It is a member of the eleven galaxies NGC 4589 group ( LGG 284 ).
The galaxies NGC 3901 , NGC 4159 and NGC 4331 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on December 12, 1797 .