NGC 4318
| Galaxy NGC 4318 |
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![NGC 4318 with SDSS J122236.68 + 081204.8 (r) [1]](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4318_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4318 with SDSS J122236.68 + 081204.8 (r) | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 22 m 43.294 s |
| declination | + 08 ° 11 ′ 53.80 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E. |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 14.2 mag |
| Angular expansion | 0.7 '× 0.5' |
| Position angle | 65 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.004106 ± 0.000030 |
| Radial velocity | 1231 ± 9 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(52 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (15.9 ± 1.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | John Herschel |
| Discovery date | January 18, 1828 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4318 • UGC 7446 • PGC 40122 • CGCG 042-059 • CGCG 070-033 • MCG + 02-32-015 • 2MASX J12224330 + 0811541 • VCC 575 • GALEX ASC J122243.32 + 081154.9 • HIPASS J1222 + 08b • LDCE 904 NED073 • EVCC 462 | |
NGC 4318 is an elliptical dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type E3 in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 52 million light-years from the Milky Way and about 10,000 light-years across. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VCC 575 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4356 , IC 3266 , IC 3271 , IC 3273 .
The object was discovered on January 18, 1828 by John Herschel .