NGC 4268
| Galaxy NGC 4268 |
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![NGC 4268 with LEDA 1280518, [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4268_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4268 with LEDA 1280518 , 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 47.2 s |
| declination | + 05 ° 17 ′ 02 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 / a: / sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.4 '× 0.6' |
| Position angle | 48 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster LGG 281 WBL 397 |
| Redshift | 0.006785 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (2034 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(87 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (26.7 ± 1.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Eduard Schönfeld |
| Discovery date | April 1, 1862 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4268 • UGC 7371 • PGC 39712 • CGCG 042-023 • MCG + 01-32-004 • 2MASX J12194722 + 0517011 • VCC 371 • GALEX ASC J121947.12 + 051703.1 • HOLM 368D • LDCE 904 NED047 | |
NGC 4268 is a bar-spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 87 million light years from the Milky Way . It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VVC 371 .
Together with NGC 4259 , NGC 4270 , NGC 4273 , NGC 4277 , NGC 4281 and IC 3153 , it forms the galaxy group Holm 368 .
The object was discovered by Eduard Schönfeld on April 1, 1862 .
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