NGC 4346
Galaxy NGC 4346 |
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NGC 4346 SDSS image | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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 |
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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