NGC 4292
Galaxy NGC 4292 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
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 |
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 .