NGC 4292
| Galaxy NGC 4292 |
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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 21 m 16.4 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 35 ′ 45 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SB (r) 0 ^ 0 ^ / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.2 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 '× 1.2' |
| Position angle | 7 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.007532 +/- 0.000083 |
| Radial velocity | 2258 +/- 25 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(97 ± 7) · 10 6 ly (29.8 ± 2.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 7, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4292 • UGC 7404 • PGC 39922 • CGCG 042-040 • MCG + 01-32-016 • 2MASX J12211648 + 0435444 • VCC 462 • LEDA 39922 • LDCE 904 NED058 | |
NGC 4292 is a lenticular galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . The galaxy is estimated to be 97 million light years from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across . She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 462 .
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 4255 , NGC 4268 , NGC 4301 , NGC 4303 , among others .
The object was discovered on April 7, 1828 by John Herschel .