NGC 4346
| Galaxy NGC 4346 |
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![NGC 4346 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4346_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4346 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 23 m 27.94 s |
| declination | + 46 ° 59 ′ 37.8 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 / LINER 2 |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.3 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.2 '× 1.3' |
| Position angle | 99 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.7 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Ursa Major Galaxy Clusters NGC 4051 Group LGG 269 |
| Redshift | 0.002775 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 832 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(40 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (12.2 ± 0.9) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 1, 1788 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4346 • UGC 7463 • PGC 40228 • CGCG 244-009 • MCG + 08-23-016 • 2MASX J12232794 + 4659379 • GC 2910 • H I 210 • h 1225 • GALEX ASC J122327.96 + 465938.7 • LDCE 867 NED106 • WISEA J122327.97 + 465937.5 | |
NGC 4346 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 with an active galaxy core in the constellation Hounds in the northern sky . It is estimated to be 40 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter. The galaxy is part of the Ursa Major Galaxy Cluster and a member of the NGC 4051 group ( LGG 269 ).
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 1, 1788 .
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