NGC 4359
| Galaxy NGC 4359 |
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![NGC 4359 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4359_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4359 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 24 m 11.170 s |
| declination | + 31 ° 31 ′ 19.00 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (rs) c? sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.7 mag |
| Angular expansion | 3.5 ′ × 0.8 ′ |
| Position angle | 108 ° |
| Surface brightness | 14.0 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | NGC 4274 group LGG 279 |
| Redshift | 0.004180 ± 0.000037 |
| Radial velocity | (1253 ± 11) km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(56 ± 4) · 10 6 ly (17.3 ± 1.2) Mpc |
| diameter | 13,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 20, 1787 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4359 • UGC 7483 • PGC 40330 • CGCG 158-099 • MCG + 05-29-79 • IRAS 12216 + 3147 • KUG 1221 + 317 • 2MASX J12241105 + 3131177 • GC 2916 • H III 648 • h 1229 • LDCE 867 NED107 | |
NGC 4359 is a barred spiral galaxy of the Hubble type SBc in the constellation Haar der Berenike in the northern sky . It is around 56 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of around 60,000 light years . Together with 18 other galaxies, it forms the NGC 4274 group ( LGG 279 ).
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4414 and IC 3330 .
The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on March 20, 1787 .