NGC 4141
| Galaxy NGC 4141 |
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![SDSS image from NGC 4141 & LEDA 213932 [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4141_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| SDSS image from NGC 4141 & LEDA 213932 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Big Bear |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 09 m 47.3 s |
| declination | + 58 ° 50 ′ 57 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SBcd: / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.4 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 '× 0.9' |
| Position angle | 75 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.006328 ± 0.000027 |
| Radial velocity | 1897 ± 8 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(89 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (27.3 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1789 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4141 • UGC 7147 • PGC 38669 • CGCG 292-074 • MCG + 10-17-152 • IRAS F12072 + 5907 • GC 2746 • H III 795 • h 1102 • NSA 37458 | |
NGC 4141 is a bar-spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Great Bear in the northern sky . It is an estimated 89 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter.
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 4149 .
The supernovae SN 2008X (Type II) and SN 2009E were observed here.
The object was discovered by William Herschel on April 17, 1789 .
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