NGC 4324

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Galaxy
NGC 4324
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NGC 4324 [1] SDSS image
NGC 4324 SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 23 m 06.178 s
declination + 05 ° 15 ′ 01.23 ″
Appearance
Morphological type SA (r) 0+ / Sy / LINER  
Brightness  (visual) 11.6 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 12.5 mag
Angular expansion 2.9 'x 1.2'
Position angle 53 °
Surface brightness 12.8 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation NGC 4303 group
LGG 287  
Redshift 0.005554 ± 0.000017  
Radial velocity 1665 ± 5 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(71 ± 5)  ·  10 6  ly
(21.7 ± 1.5)  Mpc 
history
discovery Heinrich d'Arrest
Discovery date March 4, 1862
Catalog names
NGC  4324 • UGC  7451 • PGC  40179 • CGCG  042-063 • MCG  + 01-32-032 • IRAS  12205 + 0531 • 2MASX  J12230617 + 0515017 • VCC  613 • HIPASS J1223 + 05 • HOLM 388A • EVCC 2086

NGC 4324 is a lens-shaped galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type S0 / a in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 71 million light years from the Milky Way and about 65,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VVC 613 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4378 , NGC 4287 , NGC 4300 , IC 782 .

The object was discovered on March 4, 1862 by Heinrich Louis d'Arrest .

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 4324
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman