NGC 4225
Galaxy NGC 4225 |
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AladinLite | |
Constellation | Crow |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 16 m 38.4 s |
declination | -12 ° 19 ′ 40 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | (R ') S0 / a? |
Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.7 '× 0.5' |
Position angle | 60 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Redshift | 0.017319 ± 0.000120 |
Radial velocity | (5192 ± 36) km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(226 ± 16) x 10 6 ly (69.3 ± 4.9) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | John Herschel |
Discovery date | March 9, 1828 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4225 • PGC 39337 • MCG -02-31-027 • IRAS 12140-1203 • 2MASX J12163839-1219391 • GALEX ASC J121638.40-121938.7 • LDCE 878 NED003 |
NGC 4225 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Raven south of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 226 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 4188 , NGC 4201 , NGC 4263 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered on March 9, 1828 by John Herschel .