NGC 4370
| Galaxy NGC 4370 |
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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 24 m 54.9 s |
| declination | + 07 ° 26 ′ 42 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | Sa / S0? |
| Brightness (visual) | 12.9 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 13.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 1.3 ′ × 0.7 ′ |
| Position angle | 83 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.6 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster LGG 292 |
| Redshift | 0.002608 ± 0.000023 |
| Radial velocity | 782 ± 7 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(32 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (9.7 ± 0.7) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 13, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4370 • UGC 7492 • PGC 40439 • CGCG 042-089 • MCG + 01-32-51 • IRAS 12223 + 0743 • 2MASX J12245493 + 0726404 • VCC 758 • GC 2926 • H II 144 • h 1236 • LDCE 0904 NED089 | |
NGC 4370 is an edge-on galaxy in the Virgo galaxy cluster in the constellation of the same name . It has been classified as a lenticular galaxy in several studies, although the morphology is difficult to determine due to the angle of observation. It is around 32 million light years from the Milky Way . In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4334 , NGC 4365 , NGC 4366 and IC 3322 .
NGC 4370 was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on April 13, 1784 .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- NGC 4370. In: Wikisky. Retrieved October 18, 2008 .
- Spektrum.de : labeled environment photo