NGC 4255
Galaxy NGC 4255 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
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 |
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 .