NGC 4307
| Galaxy NGC 4307 |
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![NGC 4307 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4307_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4307 SDSS image | |
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| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 22 m 05.683 s |
| declination | + 09 ° 02 ′ 37.08 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sb / LINER / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.1 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.9 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.5 'x 0.8' |
| Position angle | 42 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4486 group LGG 289 |
| Redshift | 0.003643 ± 0.000033 |
| Radial velocity | 1092 ± 10 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(46 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (14.0 ± 1.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Christian Peters |
| Discovery date | 1881 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4307 • UGC 7431 • PGC 40033 • CGCG 070-029 • MCG + 02-32-012a • 2MASX J12220562 + 0902367 • VCC 524 • GALEX ASC J122205.65 + 090238.6 • HOLM 380A • LDCE 904 NED068 • EVCC 439 | |
NGC 4307 is an active spiral galaxy of the Hubble type Sb with extensive star formation areas in the constellation Virgo in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 46 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 50,000 light-years across. Together with IC 3211 (also NGC 4307A ) the galaxy forms the optical galaxy pair Holm 380 and is listed under catalog number VVC 524 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
The galaxy NGC 4316 is located in the same area of the sky .
The object was discovered in 1881 by Christian August Friedrich Peters .
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