NGC 4200
| Galaxy NGC 4200 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 14 m 44.2 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 10 ′ 51 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.5 'x 0.8' |
| Position angle | 98 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4168 group LGG 285 |
| Redshift | 0.007925 ± 0.000093 |
| Radial velocity | 2376 ± 28 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(103 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (31.7 ± 2.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4200 • UGC 7251 • PGC 39124 • CGCG 069-096 • MCG + 02-31-057 • 2MASX J12144419 + 1210503 • VCC 122 • GC 2794 • H II 164 • h 1138 • NSA 161283 • LDCE 904 NED017 • EVCC 210 | |
NGC 4200 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 103 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 45,000 ly. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 122 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 769 , IC 3055 , IC 3060 , IC 3063 .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on April 17, 1784 .