NGC 4293
| Galaxy NGC 4293 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 21 m 12.89 s |
| declination | + 18 ° 22 ′ 56.6 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | (R) SB (s) 0 / a / LINER |
| Brightness (visual) | 10.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 5.6 ′ × 2.6 ′ |
| Position angle | 72 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster Messier 49 group NGC 4343 group LGG 292 |
| Redshift | 0.002979 +/- 0.000027 |
| Radial velocity | 893 ± 8 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(38 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (11.7 ± 0.8) Mpc |
| diameter | 85,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 14, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4293 • UGC 7405 • PGC 39907 • CGCG 099-023 • MCG + 03-32-006 • IRAS 12186 + 1839 • 2MASX J12211289 + 1822566 • VCC 460 • GC 2867 • H V 5 • h 1195 • LDCE 904 NED057 • EVCC 401 | |
NGC 4293 is a lens-shaped galaxy with an active galaxy core of the Hubble type SB0 / a and lies in the constellation Haar der Berenike. The galaxy is an estimated 38 million light years away from the Milky Way and is roughly 70,000 light years across . She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 460 .
The galaxy IC 3292 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on March 14, 1784 .
See also
Web links
Commons : NGC 4293 - collection of images, videos, and audio files
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- spectrum .de: amateur recordings [1]