NGC 4356

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Galaxy
NGC 4356 = IC 3273
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NGC 4356 [1], SDSS image
NGC 4356, SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinox :  J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 24 m 14.53 s
declination + 08 ° 32 ′ 09.1 ″
Appearance
Morphological type Sc / LINER / HII  
Brightness  (visual) 13.3 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 14.0 mag
Angular expansion 2.8 'x 0.5'
Position angle 40 °
Surface brightness 13.5 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster
NGC 4486 group
LGG 289  
Redshift 0.003796 ± 0.000023  
Radial velocity (1138 ± 7) km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0 		(48 ± 3)  ·  10 6  ly
(14.6 ± 1)  Mpc 
history
discovery Wilhelm Herschel
Discovery date December 28, 1785
Catalog names
NGC  4356 • IC  3273 • UGC  7482 • PGC  40342 • CGCG  070-048 • MCG  + 02-32-026 • IRAS  12217 + 0848 • 2MASX  J12241453 + 0832088 • VCC  713 • GC  2913 • H  III 481 • WISEA J122414.44 + 083208.3 • LDCE 0904 NED087 • EVCC 2093

NGC 4356 = IC 3273 is an active spiral galaxy with extensive star formation from Hubble type Sc in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 48 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 45,000 light years across. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VCC 713 as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster .

In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4318 , NGC 4415 , IC 3245 , IC 3271 .

The object was discovered on December 28, 1785 by the German-British astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. ↑ a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. ↑ a b c d e f SEDS : NGC 4356
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. ↑ Seligman