NGC 4287
| Galaxy NGC 4287 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 20 m 48.5 s |
| declination | + 05 ° 38 ′ 24 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sc (f) / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 14.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 15.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.2 'x 0.2' |
| Position angle | 72 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.007188 ± 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 2155 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(93 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (28.4 ± 2.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Albert Marth |
| Discovery date | May 26, 1864 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4287 • PGC 39860 • CGCG 042-037 • MCG + 01-32-014 • IRAS F12182 + 0555 • 2MASX J12204845 + 0538229 • VCC 434 • GALEX ASC J122048.59 + 053823.9 | |
NGC 4287 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type Sb in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 93 million light years from the Milky Way and about 30,000 ly in diameter. The galaxy is listed as a member of the Virgo Galaxy Cluster under catalog number VVC 434 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4266 , NGC 4281 , NGC 4282 , IC 782 .
The object was discovered by Albert Marth on May 26, 1864 .
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