NGC 4255
| Galaxy NGC 4255 |
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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 18 m 56.1 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 47 ′ 10 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) 0 ^ 0 ^ |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.7 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 '× 0.5' |
| Position angle | 115 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4303 group LGG 287 |
| Redshift | 0.006655 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1995 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(85 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.2 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Auguste Voigt |
| Discovery date | June 1865 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4255 • UGC 7348 • PGC 39592 • CGCG 042-004 • MCG + 01-31-047 • 2MASX J12185618 + 0447093 • VCC 312 • GALEX ASC J121856.29 + 044710.2 • LDCE 904 NED037 | |
NGC 4255 is a Lenticular Galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . The galaxy is estimated to be 85 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years across . She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 312 .
The galaxies NGC 4259 , NGC 4268 , NGC 4273 , NGC 4292 are in the same area of the sky .
The property was discovered by Auguste Voigt in 1865 .