NGC 4279
| Galaxy NGC 4279 |
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| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 20 m 25.0 s |
| declination | -11 ° 40 ′ 00 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SB (r) 0+: |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.1 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 35 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.014603 ± 0.000123 |
| Radial velocity | (4378 ± 37) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(190 ± 13) · 10 6 ly (58.2 ± 4.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | May 6, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4279 • PGC 39812 • MCG -02-32-003 • 2MASX J12202503-1139593 • GSC 5529 00959 • LDCE 880 NED007 | |
NGC 4279 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 190 million light years from the Milky Way and about 60,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 4263 and NGC 4285 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on May 6, 1886 .