NGC 4460
| Galaxy NGC 4460 |
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| SDSS recording | |
| AladinLite | |
| Constellation | Hunting dogs |
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Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Right ascension | 12 h 28 m 45.5 s |
| declination | + 44 ° 51 ′ 51 ″ |
| Appearance | |
| Morphological type | SB (s) 0+? sp / HII |
| Brightness (visual) | 11.4 mag |
| Brightness (B-band) | 12.3 mag |
| Angular expansion | 4.2 '× 1.3' |
| Position angle | 40 ° |
| Surface brightness | 13.1 mag / arcmin² |
| Physical data | |
| Affiliation | LGG 290 |
| Redshift | 0.001634 +/- 0.000063 |
| Radial velocity | 490 +/- 19 km / s |
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Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(24 ± 2) x 10 6 ly (7.47 ± 0.58) Mpc |
| history | |
| discovery | William Herschel |
| Discovery date | April 10, 1788 |
| Catalog names | |
| NGC 4460 • UGC 7611 • PGC 41069 • CGCG 244-022 • MCG + 08-23-041 • 2MASX J12284555 + 4451512 • GC 3011 • H I 212 / II 750 • h 1289 • LDCE 0867 NED115 | |
NGC 4460 is a lenticular galaxy of the Hubble type SB0-a in the constellation Hounds. It is an estimated 24 million light years from the Milky Way .
The object was discovered on April 10, 1788 by William Herschel .