NGC 4301
| Galaxy NGC 4301 |
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![NGC 4301 with LEDA 1270369 (ro) [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4301_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4301 with LEDA 1270369 (ro) SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 22 m 27.210 s |
| declination | + 04 ° 33 ′ 58.60 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SAB (s) cd / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.6 '× 1.3' |
| Position angle | 69 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.5 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4303 group LGG 287 |
| Redshift | 0.004246 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1273 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(53 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (16.3 ± 1.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Bindon B. Stoney |
| Discovery date | April 21, 1851 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4301 • 4303A • UGC 7439 • PGC 40087 • CGCG 042-053 • MCG + 01-32-027 • IRAS 12198 + 0450 • 2MASX J12222724 + 0433586 • VCC 552 • GALEX ASC J122227.13 + 043359.2 • HOLM 379B • EVCC 450 | |
NGC 4301 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . The galaxy is estimated to be 53 million light years from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years across . She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 552 . Together with Messier 61 , it forms the galaxy pair Holm 379 .
The galaxies NGC 4292 , NGC 4303 , NGC 4324 , NGC 4378 are located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered by Bindon Blood Stoney on April 21, 1851 .
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