NGC 4339
| Galaxy NGC 4339 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 23 m 34.9 s |
| declination | + 06 ° 04 ′ 54 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | E0 / Sy2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.9 'x 1.7' |
| Position angle | 0 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.2 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster LGG 289 |
| Redshift | 0.004223 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1266 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(53 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (16.3 ± 1.1) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 13, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4339 • UGC 7461 • PGC 40240 • CGCG 042-068 • MCG + 01-32-036 • 2MASX J12233494 + 0604541 • VCC 648 • GC 2904 • H II 143 • h 1222 • GALEX ASC J122334.95 + 060454.6 • LDCE 904 NED078 | |
NGC 4339 is an elliptical galaxy with an active nucleus of the Hubble type E1 in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 53 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 30,000 ly. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VVC 648 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4326 , NGC 4333 , NGC 4376 , IC 3268 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 13, 1784 .
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