NGC 4313
Galaxy NGC 4313 |
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NGC 4313 with LEDA 40096 (r) ( SDSS image) | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 22 m 38.5 s |
declination | + 11 ° 48 ′ 03 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SA (rs) from: / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 12.0 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 12.8 mag |
Angular expansion | 3.8 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
Position angle | 143 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Virgo cluster Messier 87 group NGC 4639 group NGC 4486 group LGG 289 |
Redshift | 0.004813 ± 0.000020 |
Radial velocity | 1443 ± 6 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(62 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (19.0 ± 1.3) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | March 15, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4313 • UGC 7445 • PGC 40105 • CGCG 070-034 • MCG + 02-32-16 • IRAS 12200 + 1204 • 2MASX J12223853 + 1148031 • VCC 570 • GC 2885 • H II 63 • h 1207 • LDCE 904 NED071 • HOLM 385A • VPC 222 • EVCC 457 |
NGC 4313 is a spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 62 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VVC 570 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster . It probably forms a bound galaxy pair with PGC 40096 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3196 , IC 3208 , IC 3209 , IC 3239 .
The object was discovered on March 15, 1784 by the astronomer William Herschel using his 18.7-inch reflector telescope.
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