NGC 4464

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Galaxy
NGC 4464
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NGC 4464 with SDSS J122921.13 + 080815.0 (u) [1] SDSS image
NGC 4464 with SDSS J122921.13 + 080815.0 (u) SDSS image
AladinLite
Constellation Virgin
Position
equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Right ascension 12 h 29 m 21.292 s
declination + 08 ° 09 ′ 23.84 ″
Appearance
Morphological type E3  
Brightness  (visual) 12.8 mag
Brightness  (B-band) 13.6 mag
Angular expansion 0.9 '× 0.7'
Position angle 171 °
Surface brightness 12.1 mag / arcmin²
Physical data
Affiliation Virgo cluster
WBL 410
NGC 4486 flu
LGG 289  
Redshift 0.004146 ± 0.000008  
Radial velocity 1243 ± 2 km / s  
Stroke distance
v rad  / H 0
(53 ± 4)  ·  10 6  ly
(16.1 ± 1.1)  Mpc 
history
discovery William Herschel
Discovery date December 28, 1785
Catalog names
NGC  4464 • UGC  7619 • PGC  41148 • CGCG  042-128 • MCG  + 01-32-078 • 2MASX  J12292131 + 0809236 • VCC  1178 • GC  3018 • H  III 483 • h  1292 • GALEX ASC J122921.34 + 080923.6 • WISEA J122921 .30 + 080923.9 • LDCE 904 NED140 • EVCC 2134

NGC 4464 is a dwarf galaxy from the Hubble type Sab in the constellation Virgo to the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 53 million light years from the Milky Way and about 15,000 light years across. She is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1178 . In the same area of ​​the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4465 , NGC 4467 , NGC 4470 , NGC 4472 .

The object was discovered by Wilhelm Herschel on December 28, 1785 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Aladin Lite
  2. a b c d e NASA / IPAC EXTRAGALACTIC DATABASE
  3. a b c d e f g SEDS : NGC 4464
  4. ^ VizieR
  5. Seligman