NGC 4270
| Galaxy NGC 4270 |
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![NGC 4270 & LEDA 39711 [1] (ru), SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4270_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4270 & LEDA 39711 (ru), SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 19 m 49.5 s |
| declination | + 05 ° 27 ′ 48 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0 |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.0 'x 0.9' |
| Position angle | 110 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster WBL 397-005 LGG 281 |
| Redshift | 0.007775 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | (2331 ± 5) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(100 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (30.8 ± 2.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4270 • UGC 7376 • PGC 39718 • CGCG 042-026 • MCG + 01-32-007 • 2MASX J12194943 + 0527481 • VCC 375 • GC 5070 • H II 568 • GALEX ASC J121949.47 + 052749.5 • Holm 368C • LDCE 904 NED049 | |
NGC 4270 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 100 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 60,000 ly. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VVC 375 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
Together with NGC 4259 , NGC 4268 , NGC 4273 , NGC 4277 , NGC 4281 and IC 3153 , it forms the galaxy group Holm 368 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 17, 1786 .