NGC 4425
| Galaxy NGC 4425 |
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![NGC 4425 [1] SDSS image](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:NGC4425_-_SDSS_DR14.jpg)
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| NGC 4425 SDSS image | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Virgin |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 27 m 13.332 s |
| declination | + 12 ° 44 ′ 05.00 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB0 +: / sp |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.9 likes |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.8 mag |
| Angular expansion | 2.8 ′ × 1 ′ |
| Position angle | 27 ° |
| Surface brightness | 12.9 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | Virgo cluster NGC 4461 group LGG 286 |
| Redshift | 0.006364 ± 0.000017 |
| Radial velocity | 1908 ± 5 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(83 ± 6) · 10 6 ly (25.4 ± 1.8) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 17, 1784 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4425 • UGC 7562 • PGC 40816 • MCG + 02-32-059 • 2MASX J12271335 + 1244052 • VCC 984 • GC 2983 • H II 170 • h 1267 • LDCE 904 NED119 • VPC 518 • EVCC 648 • HOLM 403E | |
NGC 4425 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Virgo north of the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 83 million light years from the Milky Way and about 70,000 light years across. Together with eight other galaxies, it forms the NGC 4461 group ( LGG 286 ) and is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 984 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4407 , NGC 4438 , IC 3349 , IC 3363 .
The object was discovered by William Herschel on April 17, 1784 .