NGC 4249
| Galaxy NGC 4249 |
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![NGC 4249 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4249_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4249 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 17 m 59.393 s |
| declination | + 05 ° 35 ′ 54.91 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0_1_ (0) |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.6 '× 0.6' |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo Cluster |
| Redshift | 0.008733 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 2618 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(113 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (34.7 ± 2.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | May 26, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4249 • PGC 39481 • CGCG 041-068 • MCG + 01-31-039 • VCC 266 • GALEX ASC J121759.33 + 053556.5 • USGC U490 NED363 • EVCC 292 | |
NGC 4249 is a Lenticular Galaxy of the Hubble-type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 113 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 20,000 light-years across. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VCC 266 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4252 , NGC 4257 , NGC 4259 , NGC 4261 .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on May 26, 1864 .