NGC 4215
| Galaxy NGC 4215 |
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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 15 m 54.5 s |
| declination | + 06 ° 24 ′ 04 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (r) 0+: sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.8 'x 0.7' |
| Position angle | 174 ° |
| Surface brightness | 11.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4261 group LGG 278 |
| Redshift | 0.006708 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 2011 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(86 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.4 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 13, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4215 • UGC 7281 • PGC 39251 • CGCG 041-055 • MCG + 01-31-031 • 2MASX J12155451 + 0624040 • VCC 166 • GC 2805 • H II 135 • h 1147 • GALEX ASC J121554.53 + 062404.8 • LDCE 904 NED025 • EVCC 2045 | |
NGC 4215 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 86 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 167 .
The galaxies NGC 4197 , NGC 4223 , NGC 4241 , IC 773 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 13, 1784 .