NGC 4259
| Galaxy NGC 4259 |
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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 19 m 22.2 s |
| declination | + 05 ° 22 ′ 35 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 '× 0.4' |
| Position angle | 143 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster Abell 1516 WBL 397-001 LGG 281 |
| Redshift | 0.008329 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 2497 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(108 ± 8) · 10 6 ly (33.1 ± 2.3) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | December 27, 1827 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4259 • UGC 7359 • PGC 39657 • CGCG 042-012 • MCG + 01-31-051 • 2MASX J12192219 + 0522344 • VCC 342 • GALEX ASC J121922.18 + 052235.4 • HOLM 368E • LDCE 904 NED039 | |
NGC 4259 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 108 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VVC 342 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
Together with NGC 4268 , NGC 4270 , NGC 4273 , NGC 4277 , NGC 4281 and IC 3153 , it forms the galaxy group Holm 368 .
The object was discovered by John Herschel on December 27, 1827 .
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