NGC 4277
| Galaxy NGC 4277 |
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| SDSS image of NGC 4277 & NGC 4273 | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 20 m 03.7 s |
| declination | + 05 ° 20 ′ 29 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (rs) 0 / a: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 '× 0.8' |
| Position angle | 141 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster LGG 281 WBL 397-007 |
| Redshift | 0.007325 ± 0.000137 |
| Radial velocity | 2196 ± 41 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(95 ± 7) x 10 6 ly (29.0 ± 2.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1786 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4277 • PGC 39759 • CGCG 042-029 • MCG + 01-32-009 • 2MASX J12200369 + 0520161 • VCC 386 • GC 2865 • H II 570 • h 1190 • GALEX ASC J122003.71 + 052030.9 • HOLM 368F • LDCE 904 NED051 • EVCC 362 | |
NGC 4277 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 95 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 30,000 ly. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VVC 386 as part of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster.
Together with NGC 4259 , NGC 4268 , NGC 4270 , NGC 4273 , NGC 4281 and IC 3153 , it forms the galaxy group Holm 368 .
The object was discovered on April 17, 1786 by the astronomer William Herschel .
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