NGC 4330
| Galaxy NGC 4330 |
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![NGC 4330 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4330_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4330 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 23 m 17.251 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 22 ′ 04.69 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Scd / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.1 mag |
| Angular expansion | 4.5 ′ × 0.9 ′ |
| Position angle | 59 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.8 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster M87 -group NGC 4486 -group NGC 4639 -group LGG 289 |
| Redshift | 0.005214 ± 0.000010 |
| Radial velocity | 1563 ± 3 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(67 ± 5) · 10 6 ly (20.6 ± 1.4) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Bindon Stoney |
| Discovery date | April 14, 1852 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4330 • UGC 7456 • PGC 40201 • CGCG 070-039 • MCG + 02-32-020 • IRAS 12207 + 1138 • 2MASX J12231724 + 1122047 • VCC 630 • LDCE 904 NED076 • VPC 271 • EVCC 477 | |
NGC 4330 is a spiral galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble-type Sc in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 67 million light years from the Milky Way and about 90,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 630 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4299 , NGC 4352 , IC 3239 , IC 3261 .
The object was discovered on April 14, 1852 by the astronomer Bindon Blood Stoney , an assistant to William Parsons , using his 72-inch Leviathan mirror telescope.