NGC 4379
| Galaxy NGC 4379 |
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| SDSS | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Berenike's hair |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 25 m 14.7 s |
| declination | + 15 ° 36 ′ 27 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | S0- / pec: |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.6 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.6 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2 ′, 0 × 1 ′, 6 |
| Position angle | 105 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster Messier 87 group NGC 4639 group LGG 289 |
| Redshift | 0.003582 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1074 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(46 ± 3) · 10 6 ly (14.1 ± 1.0) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | Wilhelm Herschel |
| Discovery date | March 21, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4379 • UGC 7502 • PGC 40484 • CGCG 099-042 • MCG + 03-32-026 • 2MASX J12251473 + 1536269 • VCC 784 • GC 2943 • H II 87 • h 1240 • GALEX ASC J122514.80 + 153625.9 • LDCE 904 NED093 • EVCC 2098 | |
NGC 4379 is an elliptical galaxy of Hubble type E / S0 in the constellation Coma Berenices the northern sky . It is an estimated 46 million light years away from the Milky Way and about 30,000 light years in diameter . She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 784 .
In the same area of the sky are the galaxies NGC 4396 , NGC 4421 , IC 787 , IC 3313 .
The object was discovered on March 21, 1784 by the astronomer Wilhelm Herschel .
Web links
- SIMBAD Astronomical Database
- NGC 4379. In: Wikisky. Retrieved April 27, 2008 .