NGC 4152
Galaxy NGC 4152 |
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NGC 4152 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Berenike's hair |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 10 m 37.50 s |
declination | + 16 ° 01 ′ 58.5 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SAB (rs) c / HII / Sbrst / AGN |
Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.6 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.3 ′ × 1.9 ′ |
Position angle | 115 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.4 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4168 group NGC 4501 group LGG 285 |
Redshift | 0.007228 ± 0.000013 |
Radial velocity | 2167 ± 4 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(95 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (29.0 ± 2.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | March 21, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4152 • UGC 7169 • PGC 38749 • CGCG 098-077 • MCG + 03-31-052 • IRAS 12080 + 1618 • 2MASX J12103751 + 1601585 • VCC 25 • Mrk 759 • GC 2757 • H II 83 • h 1112 • HIPASS J1210 +16 • LDCE 904 NED006 • NSA 117685 • WISEA J121037.50 + 160158.8 • EVCC 126 |
NGC 4152 is an active bar-spiral galaxy of the Hubble-type SBc with a high rate of star formation in the constellation Haar der Berenike in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 94 million light years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light years across. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 25 .
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 4126 .
The type IIP supernova SN 2009hq was observed here.
The object was discovered on March 21, 1784 by Wilhelm Herschel with the help of his 18.7 inch reflector telescope.
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