NGC 4285
| Galaxy NGC 4285 |
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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 39.8 s |
| declination | -11 ° 38 ′ 31 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sa / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.0 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.9 '× 0.5' |
| Position angle | 50 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Redshift | 0.025624 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | (7682 ± 9) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(337 ± 23) x 10 6 ly (103.4 ± 7.2) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Lewis Swift |
| Discovery date | May 6, 1886 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4285 • PGC 39842 • MCG -02-32-004 • IRAS F12180-1121 • 2MASX J12203979-1138310 • GALEX ASC J122039.88-113830.6 | |
NGC 4285 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sa in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is an estimated 337 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter .
The galaxies NGC 4279 and NGC 4263 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Lewis Swift on May 6, 1886 .