NGC 4270
Galaxy NGC 4270 |
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NGC 4270 & LEDA 39711 (ru), SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
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 |
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 .