NGC 4310

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Galaxy
NGC 4310 / NGC 4338
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NGC 4310 [1] SDSS image
NGC 4310 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Berenike's hair
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 22 m 26.300 s
declination + 29 ° 12 ′ 32.50 ″
Appearance
Morphological type (R ') SAB (r) 0+?  
Brightness  (visual) 12.4 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.3 mag
Angular expansion 2.0 '× 1.0'
Position angle 161 °
Surface brightness 13.0 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 4062 group
NGC 4274 group
LGG 279  
Redshift 0.003045 ± 0.000030  
Radial velocity 913 ± 9 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(41 ± 3)  x  10 6  ly
(12.5 ± 0.9)  Mpc 
history
discovery Wilhelm Herschel
Discovery date April 11, 1785
Catalog names
NGC  4310 • NGC 4338 • UGC  7440 • PGC  40086 • CGCG  158-092 • MCG  + 05-29-074 • IRAS  12199 + 2929 • 2MASX  J12222627 + 2912312 • GC  2882 ​​• H  II 378 • h  1205 • 2MASS J12222625 + 2912315 • LDCE 867 NED104

NGC 4310 = NGC 4338 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 in the constellation Haar der Berenike in the northern sky . It is an estimated 41 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 25,000 light years in diameter. Together with 18 other galaxies, it forms the NGC 4274 group ( LGG 279 ).
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4283 , NGC 4286 , IC 3222 , IC 3247 .

The object was discovered on April 11, 1785 by John Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 4310
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman