NGC 4333
Galaxy NGC 4333 |
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NGC 4333 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 23 m 22.273 s |
declination | + 06 ° 02 ′ 26.58 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB (s) from / LINER |
Brightness (visual) | 13.7 mag |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.5 mag |
Angular expansion | 0.8 '× 0.7' |
Position angle | 171 ° |
Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Virgo Cluster (??) WBL 402 |
Redshift | 0.023483 ± 0.000030 |
Radial velocity | 7040 ± 9 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(311 ± 22) x 10 6 ly (95.4 ± 6.7) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | William Herschel |
Discovery date | April 13, 1784 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4333 • PGC 40217 • CGCG 042-065 • MCG + 01-32-034 • IRAS F12208 + 0619 • 2MASX J12232229 + 0602269 • VCC 637 • GC 2899 • H II 142 • h 1215 • GALEX ASC J122322.37 + 060227.1 • NSA 161640 |
NGC 4333 is a bar-spiral galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble-type SBab in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 311 million light years from the Milky Way and about 75,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VVC 637 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4326 , NGC 4339 , NGC 4376 , IC 782 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 13, 1784 .
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