NGC 4371
| Galaxy NGC 4371 |
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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 55.4 s |
| declination | + 11 ° 42 ′ 15 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (r) 0+ |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.0 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 11.9 likes |
| Angular expansion | 4 ′, 0 × 2 ′, 3 |
| Position angle | 95 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.3 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster |
| Redshift | 0.003112 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 933 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(37 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (11.3 ± 0.8) Mpc |
| diameter | 60,000 ly |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 15, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4371 • UGC 7493 • PGC 40442 • CGCG 070-057 • MCG + 02-32-033 • 2MASX J12245542 + 1142154 • VCC 759 • GC 2925 • H I 22 • h 1235 • LDCE 904 NED090 | |
NGC 4371 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is an estimated 37 million light years away from the Milky Way and has a diameter of about 45,000 ly. The galaxy is listed under catalog number VVC 759 as part of the Virgo galaxy cluster .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies IC 3261 , IC 3291 , IC 3305 , IC 3331 .
The object was discovered on March 15, 1784 by the German-British astronomer William Herschel .
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