NGC 4223
| Galaxy NGC 4223 / IC 3102 |
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![NGC 4223 & LEDA 39424 [1] (ol)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4223_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4223 & LEDA 39424 (ol) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 17 m 25.8 s |
| declination | + 06 ° 41 ′ 24 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SA (s) 0+: / Sy / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.0 likes |
| Angular expansion | 2.5 'x 1.4' |
| Position angle | 128 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4261 group WBL 391 LGG 278 |
| Redshift | 0.007455 ± 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 2235 ± 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(96 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (29.5 ± 2.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 13, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4223 • IC 3102 • UGC 7319 • PGC 39412 • CGCG 041-065 • MCG + 01-31-038 • IRAS F12148 + 0658 • 2MASX J12172582 + 0641239 • VCC 234 • GC 2812 • H II 137 • h 1152 • GALEX ASC J121725.84 + 064123.3 • LDCE 904 NED033 • EVCC 277 | |
NGC 4223 = IC 3102 is a lens-shaped galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 96 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light-years across. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under catalog number VCC 234 . Together with the dwarf galaxy PGC 39424 , it forms an interacting pair.
The galaxies NGC 4215 , NGC 4235 , NGC 4241 , NGC 4246 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 13, 1784 .