NGC 4205
| Galaxy NGC 4205 |
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![NGC 4205 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4205_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4205 SDSS image | |
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| Constellation | Dragon |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 14 m 55.54 s |
| declination | + 63 ° 46 ′ 58.0 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sbc |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 1.7 'x 0.6' |
| Position angle | 28 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4125 group LGG 274 |
| Redshift | 0.004727 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 1417 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(68 ± 5) x 10 6 ly (20.9 ± 1.5) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Heinrich d'Arrest |
| Discovery date | October 4, 1861 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4205 • UGC 7258 • PGC 39143 • CGCG 315-027 • MCG + 11-15-038 • IRAS 12125 + 6403 • 2MASX J12145558 + 6346579 • LDCE 867 NED088 • NVSS J121455 + 634659 • WISEA J121455.44 + 634657.0 | |
NGC 4205 is a spiral galaxy of Hubble type Sbc in the constellation Draco the northern sky . It is an estimated 68 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter. Together with PGC 213955 it forms an optical pair of galaxies and is considered a member of the NGC 4125 group ( LGG 274 ).
In the same area of the sky is u. a. the galaxy NGC 4238 .
The object was discovered by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest on October 4, 1861 .
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